SEPTIC ENDARTERITIS FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY

Authors
KARDARAS FG KARDARA DF RONTOGIANI DP MPOURAZANIS IA FLESSAS LP
Citation
Fg. Kardaras et al., SEPTIC ENDARTERITIS FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 34(1), 1995, pp. 57-60
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
34
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
57 - 60
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1995)34:1<57:SEFPTC>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We report a case of bacterial arteritis of the external iliac artery c omplicated by mycotic aneurysm following coronary angioplasty, To our knowledge, this is the first reported instance of arterial wall infect ion caused by coronary angioplasty at a distance from the insertion si te equal to the length of the sheath. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.