Multiple myocardial abscesses secondary to late stent infection

Ayman Elbadawi; Marwan Saad; Islam Y. Elgendy; Aniqa Zafar; Ming Yan Chow

doi:10.1016/j.carpath.2017.01.007

Multiple myocardial abscesses secondary to late stent infection

Ayman Elbadawi
, Marwan Saad
, Islam Y. Elgendy
, Aniqa Zafar
, Ming Yan Chow

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Abstract

A 53-year-old woman presented to our hospital with dizziness and low-grade fever. She underwent percutaneous coronary intervention to the obtuse marginal artery with a drug-eluting stent 20 months prior to this presentation. Physical examination was remarkable for bradycardia. Electrocardiogram showed a junctional rhythm with heart rate of 35 bpm. Blood and urine cultures were negative. Despite successful urgent pacemaker placement, she had cardiac arrest the following day with unsuccessful cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempt. Cardiac autopsy report revealed multiple abscesses involving the obtuse marginal and left anterior descending arteries as well as the adjacent myocardial regions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	Cardiovascular Pathology
Volume	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carpath.2017.01.007
State	Published - May 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Abscess
Infection
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Stent

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Multiple myocardial abscesses secondary to late stent infection

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