Culture of the Aspirated Coronary Thromboembulus Specimen: A Peculiar Diagnostic Method for Infective Endocarditis | Zendy

Massimo Slavich | Zendy; Andrea Fisicaro | Zendy; Eustachio Agricola | Zendy; Giovanni Coppi | Zendy; Carlo Ballarotto | Zendy; Alberto Margonato | Zendy

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Culture of the Aspirated Coronary Thromboembulus Specimen: A Peculiar Diagnostic Method for Infective Endocarditis

Author(s) -

Massimo Slavich,

Andrea Fisicaro,

Eustachio Agricola,

Giovanni Coppi,

Carlo Ballarotto,

Alberto Margonato

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2013/607393

Subject(s) - medicine , amaurosis fugax , infective endocarditis , acute coronary syndrome , coronary angiography , endocarditis , chest pain , scalp , arteritis , stroke (engine) , cardiology , surgery , radiology , stenosis , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering

A 69-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for persistent fever, myalgias, articular pain, headache, and hypoaesthesia of the scalp. The clinical scenario was typical for giant-cell arteritis. During hospital stay, patient developed fugax amaurosis, stroke, and acute coronary syndrome. The definitive diagnosis of infective endocarditis, supported by transesophageal echocardiography, was confirmed only by culturing the material obtained during angiography and coronary thromboaspiration.

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