Right Coronary Artery Septic Embolization Secondary to Aerococcus urinae Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.069.
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Abstract
Septic embolization to the coronary arteries from infective endocarditis is a rare occurrence. Appropriate treatment is not yet fully determined. We report a case of mitral valve endocarditis due to Aerococcus urinae presenting as acute inferior myocardial infarction.
Medical subject headings
- Aerococcus
- Coronary Thrombosis
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Myocardial Infarction