Coronary stent rupture with infected false aneurysm and atrial fistula formation | Zendy

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Coronary stent rupture with infected false aneurysm and atrial fistula formation

Author(s) -

Kanj Mouhammad,

Jomaa Mohammad,

Moucadie Roula,

Abi Ghanem Moussa,

Mansour Ziad

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of cardiac surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1540-8191

pISSN - 0886-0440

DOI - 10.1111/jocs.15808

Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , cardiology , coronary artery aneurysm , right atrium , fistula , stent , percutaneous , angioplasty , right coronary artery , percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty , artery , radiology , surgery , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , kawasaki disease

Infectious complications after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty are uncommon and can occur at any point of time leading to high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of delayed coronary artery stent infection and rupture, with epicardial infected false aneurysm formation, and right coronary artery to right atrium fistula formation, presenting after 1 month of pyrexia.

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