Infected coronary artery pseudoaneurysm after repeated percutaneous coronary intervention

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Feb;91(2):e17-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.075.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
  • Bacteremia / etiology*
  • Cardiac Output, Low / etiology
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
  • Everolimus
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
  • Reoperation
  • Sirolimus / administration & dosage
  • Sirolimus / analogs & derivatives
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Stents / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Everolimus
  • Sirolimus