Mycotic Coronary Aneurysm Associated With Biventricular Fistula.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Ogondon B; Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.; Chauvette V; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.; Schneider C; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.; Pham M; Department of Radiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.; Harel F; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.; Marquis-Gravel G; Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.; Ibrahim M; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.; Denault A; Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
- Source
- Publisher: Elsevier Inc Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101757292 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2666-0849 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 26660849 NLM ISO Abbreviation: JACC Case Rep Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
The incidence of coronary artery aneurysm is between 1.4% and 4.9% based on autopsy or angiographic series. Mycotic coronary arteries aneurysms are very rare and represent less than 3% of all coronary aneurysms. We report the case of a patient who presented with multiple coronary mycotic aneurysms.
Competing Interests: Vincent Chauvette is a Vanier Scholarship recipient. Guillaume Marquis-Gravel is a Junior Clinical Research Scholar of the Fonds de Recherche du Québec–Santé. André Denault is supported by the Richard I. Kaufman Endowment Fund in Anesthesia and Critical Care. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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