Percutaneous Thromboaspiration of Left Main Coronary Artery Vegetation in a Patient With Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis and Acute Coronary Syndrome

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 37(2025), 4 vom: 15., Seite 1456
1. Verfasser: Morton, Matthew B (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Russo, Jeremy, Lankaputhra, Malanka, Merry, Christopher, Stub, Dion
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2025
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Schlagworte:Case Reports Journal Article Coronary embolism Infective endocarditis Percutaneous coronary intervention Thromboaspiration
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Zusammenfassung:© 2025 Saudi Heart Association.
Acute myocardial infarction from a vegetation is a rare complication of infective endocarditis. Thrombolysis, percutaneous coronary intervention with balloon angioplasty, stenting, and thromboaspiration, and surgery have all been described in this challenging clinical scenario. A woman with staphylococcal bioprosthetic aortic valve infective endocarditis developed acute myocardial infarction due to a vegetation invading the left main coronary artery, which was successfully managed with percutaneous thromboaspiration
Beschreibung:Date Completed 22.10.2025
Date Revised 24.10.2025
published: Electronic-eCollection
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1016-7315
DOI:10.37616/2212-5043.1456