Right Coronary Artery Septic Embolization Secondary to Aerococcus urinae Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Oct;102(4):e295-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.069.

Abstract

Septic embolization to the coronary arteries from infective endocarditis is a rare occurrence. Appropriate treatment is not yet fully determined. We report a case of mitral valve endocarditis due to Aerococcus urinae presenting as acute inferior myocardial infarction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aerococcus / isolation & purification*
  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
  • Coronary Thrombosis / complications
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Coronary Thrombosis / surgery*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / complications*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / microbiology
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology
  • Risk Assessment
  • Thrombectomy / methods
  • Treatment Outcome