Acute coronary syndrome in aortic infective endocarditis

David Attias; David Messika-Zeitoun; Michel Wolf; Laurent Lepage; Alec Vahanian

doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jen194

Acute coronary syndrome in aortic infective endocarditis

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 Nov;9(6):727-8. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen194. Epub 2008 Jun 16.

Authors

David Attias¹, David Messika-Zeitoun, Michel Wolf, Laurent Lepage, Alec Vahanian

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, AP-HP, Bichat Hospital, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.

PMID: 18579492
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen194

Abstract

A 34-year-old man was presented with aortic infective endocarditis and acute coronary syndrome due to an extrinsic coronary compression due to periannular complications.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome / microbiology*
Adult
Aortitis / complications*
Aortitis / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Streptococcal Infections / complications*
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcus sanguis / isolation & purification*
Vascular Fistula / diagnosis
Vascular Fistula / microbiology*