A CORONARYSEPTICEMBOLISM: AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF INFECTIVEENDOCARDITIS

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.6, No. 10)

Publication Date: 2018-10-02

Authors : El GhachamElAmraniSihame MajdoubKawtar Fatima-zahra El Hattab AbakarBachar QatAmin RaissZakaria AmriRachida ZarzurJamila; Cherti Mohamed.;

Page : 864-867

Keywords : Infectiveendocarditis valves myocardialinfarction;

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Abstract

We report a case of a 60-year-old man with diagnostic of infectiveendocarditisinvolvingboth the aorticand the mitral valves.Empirictreatmentwithoxacillin and gentamicinwasstarted.Twodaysafteradmission, the patient sustained an acute ST elevation myocardialinfarction in inferior.Thecoronaryangiographyrevealed an occlusion at the end of leftanteriordescending (LAD)arterywithoutrecovery,while the remainingcoronaryarterieswerecompletely free fromanystenosis/atheroscleroticlesion.After a period of furtherantibiotictherapy,the patient received mitral and aortic valve replacement.

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