Abstract
Coronary stent infection is considered to be a rare but catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. In this report, we present a 72-year-old man who developed a coronary stent infection complicated by coronary aneurysm and purulent pericarditis. Coronary artery aneurysm resolved over a period of 8 months following the successful management of infection with intensive antibiotic therapy alone. This case suggests that conservative therapy can be a therapeutic option in patients with high operative risks.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 967.e1-967.e3 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Cardiology |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 06-2020 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Riku, S., Suzuki, S., Jinno, Y., Tanaka, A., Ishii, H., & Murohara, T. (2020). Coronary Drug-Eluting Stent Infection Complicated by Coronary Artery Aneurysm and Purulent Pericarditis: Complete Resolution Without Surgery. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 36(6), 967.e1-967.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2020.01.007