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. 1996 Oct;39(2):168-70; discussion 171.
doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199610)39:2<168::AID-CCD12>3.0.CO;2-D.

Fatal infection of coronary stent implantation

O Leroy  1 , E Martin, A Prat, E Decoulx, H Georges, J Guilley, C Beuscart, G Beaucaire
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Fatal infection of coronary stent implantation

O Leroy et al. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1996 Oct.

Abstract

Among systemic infections occurring after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary stent implantation, septic cardiac complications are rare. We report a new case of infective aneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) following stent implantation. Infective mitral endocarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurring a few weeks after stenting led to search for stent infection. Coronary angiography revealed a saccular aneurysm of the LAD. Despite surgical repair, a fatal outcome resulted.

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