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Staphylococcal pericarditis following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Author(s) -
Sankari Abdul,
Kumar Ananth N.,
Kabins Sherwin,
Chandna Harish,
Lieb David
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200005)50:1<71::aid-ccd15>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty , percutaneous , angioplasty , pericardial effusion , pericarditis , cardiology , surgery , coronary stent , effusion , stent , restenosis
Infectious complications occurring after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty are uncommon. We are reporting a case of bacterial pericarditis developing 1 week after coronary angioplasty and stent implantation. Treatment with appropriate antibiotics and drainage of the infected pericardial effusion was followed by a protracted hospital course and eventual control of infection and discharge of the patient. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 50:71–73, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.