A Case of Aortic Root Abscess Causing Fatal Myocardial Infarction
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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: 63-66, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
Despite the major advances in diagnostic technology and improvements in antimicrobial selection and monitoring accompanied by parallel advances in surgical techniques, the morbidity and mortality of infective endocarditis(IE) still remain high. Because of this high mortality rate, it is worthy of investigating the clinical features of IE and it's complications thoroughly. The main causes of mortality in IE are congestive heart failure and septic embolization. In 9% of active IE, acute myocardial infarction(AMI) developed. AMI caused by coronary artery obliteration by occlusion or embolization is a rare but recognized complication of aortic valve endocarditis with annular abscess. We reported a case of aortic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess which was complicated by AMI and death.
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Asunto principal:
Válvula Aórtica
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Mortalidad
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Vasos Coronarios
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Absceso
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Endocarditis
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Insuficiencia Cardíaca
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Infarto del Miocardio
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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