Giant Infected Pseudoaneurysms of Left Anterior Descending Artery After Percutaneous Intervention: A Fatal Complication

Arghadip Bose; Basant Kumar; Rupesh Kumar; Rajender Kumar; Gowtham M; Sunder Negi

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102581

Giant Infected Pseudoaneurysms of Left Anterior Descending Artery After Percutaneous Intervention: A Fatal Complication

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Nov 6;29(21):102581. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102581.

Authors

Arghadip Bose¹, Basant Kumar¹, Rupesh Kumar², Rajender Kumar³, Gowtham M³, Sunder Negi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
⁴ Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract

Infected coronary aneurysms are rare in clinical practice and represent a catastrophic complication following percutaneous coronary interventions. A high index of suspicion is imperative in patients presenting with fever a few weeks after percutaneous coronary intervention. Early diagnosis and surgical repair are key to mitigating the morbidity and mortality associated with it.

Keywords: drug-eluting stent; percutaneous coronary intervention; pseudoaneurysm; stent fracture.

Publication types

Case Reports