Mycotic coronary aneurysm: report of two cases

Franco Javier Vallejo Garcia; Carlos Eusse; Carlos Tenorio; Carlos Uribe

doi:10.1590/s0066-782x2011001400015

Mycotic coronary aneurysm: report of two cases

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2011 Nov;97(5):e105-7. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2011001400015.

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]

Authors

Franco Javier Vallejo Garcia¹, Carlos Eusse, Carlos Tenorio, Carlos Uribe

Affiliation

¹ Clinica Cardiovascular Santa Maria, Medellin, Colombia. [email protected]

PMID: 22189613
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2011001400015

Abstract

The number of percutaneous interventions with stent implantation has increased dramatically in recent years, although the frequent use of this device in reports of infections is extremely rare. In this article we report two cases of mycotic aneurysm after implantation of stents with different clinical presentations and outcomes.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging*
Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Aneurysm / etiology
Coronary Aneurysm / microbiology*
Drug-Eluting Stents / adverse effects*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Stents / adverse effects*
Ultrasonography