Endocarditis Associated With Coronary Cameral Fistula Presenting With Intracranial Hemorrhage
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Coronary cameral fistulas are rare anomalous connections between coronary circulation and cardiac chambers. Coronary cameral fistulas are often asymptomatic but may cause volume overload on impacted chambers, and also create high velocity turbulent diastolic flow which may predispose patients to endocarditis. This paper presents a unique case of infective endocarditis revealed by intracerebral hemorrhage with a mycotic aneurysm in a patient who was found to have a nonvalvular infective endocarditis located on the mitral anterolateral papillary muscle, at the ventricular site of entrance of a large coronary cameral fistula.
Source: JACC Case Reports
Authors: Waqas Hanif, Martin Sayegh, Muhammad Umer Farooq, Lili Zhang, Melanie Bechen, Rishi Malhotra, Mario J. Garcia, Min Pu
Institutions: Montefiore Medical Center, Montefiore Health System
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $850
Award: G3005693536
OpenAlex ID: W4402589854