Infected coronary artery pseudoaneurysm after repeated percutaneous coronary intervention.

Lim, Choon Pin; Ho, Kah Leng; Tan, Thuan Tong; Wong, Aaron Sung Lung; Tan, Jack Wei Chieh; Chua, Yeow Leng; Su, Jang Wen · Ann Thorac Surg · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Coronary stent infection is exceedingly rare, with only 23 reported cases. We present a patient with an everolimus-coated stent infection that led to an infected pseudoaneurysm in the left anterior descending artery. Medical therapy failed and the patient underwent emergent surgical intervention; however, he died of multiorgan failure after the operation.

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