Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Large Aortic Pseudoaneurysm after Cardiac Surgery

A 66-year-old female with Streptococcus viridans aortic and tricuspid infective endocarditis develops, during the course of antibiotic therapy, rupture of a right coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to the right ventricle. An urgent cardiac surgery is preformed with implantation of a mechanical aort...

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Main Author: Pelicano, NJ (author)
Other Authors: Branco, LM (author), Agapito, AF (author), Salomão, S (author), Figueiredo, L (author), Cunha, J (author), Gomes da Cruz, A (author), Gouveia, JL (author), Roquette, J (author), Quininha, J (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Idoso
Falso Aneurisma
Ruptura Aórtica
Válvula Aórtica
Implante de Prótese Vascular
Aneurisma Coronário
Endocardite Bacteriana
Doenças das Válvulas Cardíacas
Implante de Prótese de Válvulas Cardíacas
Ventrículos Cardíacos
Reoperação
Seio Aórtico
Infecções por Estreptocócicos
Válvula Tricúspide
Estreptococos Viridans
HSM CAR
HSM CCT
HSM MED
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/34
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/34
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Summary:A 66-year-old female with Streptococcus viridans aortic and tricuspid infective endocarditis develops, during the course of antibiotic therapy, rupture of a right coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to the right ventricle. An urgent cardiac surgery is preformed with implantation of a mechanical aortic prosthesis and a right coronary sinus plasty. Six months later a huge aortic pseudoaneurysm is diagnosed and she is submitted to a second uneventful surgery. A review is done for the significant features with discussion of diagnosis and therapy.

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