MYCOTIC-ANEURYSM OF THE LEFT CORONARY-ARTERY

Authors
MATSUMOTO M KONISHI Y MIWA S MINAKATA K
Citation
M. Matsumoto et al., MYCOTIC-ANEURYSM OF THE LEFT CORONARY-ARTERY, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(3), 1998, pp. 841-842
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
841 - 842
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:3<841:MOTLC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We report a 24-year-old man with mitral valve endocarditis complicated by acute myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and subsequent mitral valve replace ment were performed. Postoperative coronary angiography revealed forma tion of a mycotic aneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary ar tery at the site of balloon inflation. The patient then underwent succ essful resection of the aneurysm with coronary artery bypass grafting. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.