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ABSTRACT: Learning objective
To recognize the presence of a ruptured infectious coronary aneurysm after a primary coronary stenting for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.To discuss the treatment strategies for a ruptured infectious coronary aneurysm with a covered stent.
SUBMITTER: Suenaga A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562108 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of cardiology cases 20230616 4
We present a case of a ruptured mycotic coronary aneurysm effectively treated with covered stents and phased surgery. The covered stent, however, became occluded two years later. Because of the low invasiveness, a covered stent treatment may be advantageous over conventional surgery but trade off long-term vascular patency.<h4>Learning objective</h4>To recognize the presence of a ruptured infectious coronary aneurysm after a primary coronary stenting for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.To dis ...[more]