Mycotic aneurysm of the left main coronary artery producing acute coronary occlusion and purulent pericarditis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Westover, Kenneth ^a   Benedick, Bruce ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery aneurysm; Mycotic aneurysm; Purulent pericarditis; Tamponade

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 33845197893     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.059     Document Type: Article

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