Coronary Artery Perforation Complicated by Pericardial Abscess Formation: A Clinical Dilemma

Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Feb;11(2):e005917. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.117.005917.

Authors

Laura J Davidson¹, Mark J Ricciardi²

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. l-davidson@northwestern.edu.
² From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

PMID: 29432120
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.117.005917

No abstract available

Keywords: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; Staphylococcus aureus; coronary vessels; drug-eluting stents; pericardial.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnosis
Abscess / microbiology*
Abscess / therapy
Aged
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / injuries
Coronary Vessels / microbiology*
Coronary Vessels / surgery
Echocardiography
Fatal Outcome
Heart Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Heart Injuries / etiology*
Humans
Male
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects*
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / instrumentation
Pericardium
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy
Shock, Septic / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
Stents / adverse effects*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Vascular System Injuries / etiology*
Vascular System Injuries / therapy