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.
Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
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Aneurysm, False / etiology*
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
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Bacteremia / etiology*
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Cardiac Output, Low / etiology
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Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
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Everolimus
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Male
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
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Reoperation
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Sirolimus / administration & dosage
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Sirolimus / analogs & derivatives
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
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Stents / adverse effects*