Work

Percutaneous thromboaspiration of left main coronary artery vegetation in a patient with aortic valve infective endocarditis and acute coronary syndrome

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Acute myocardial infarction from a vegetation is a rare complication of infective endocarditis. Thrombolysis, percutaneous coronary intervention with balloon angioplasty, stenting, and thromboaspiration, and surgery have all been described in this challenging clinical scenario. A woman with staphylococcal bioprosthetic aortic valve infective endocarditis developed acute myocardial infarction due to a vegetation invading the left main coronary artery, which was successfully managed with percutaneous thromboaspiration.

Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

DOI: 10.37616/2212-5043.1456

Authors: Matthew B Morton, Jeremy Russo, Malanka Lankaputhra, Christopher Merry, Dion Stub

Institutions: The Alfred Hospital, Monash University

Language: English

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4415272255

FWCI:

Cites:

Cited by:

Related to: