Coronary artery mycotic aneurysm following endocarditis of a composite aortic graft - A case report and literature review

Jonathan M. Berkowitz; Steven Lansman; Billie Fyfe

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Coronary artery mycotic aneurysm following endocarditis of a composite aortic graft - A case report and literature review

Jonathan M. Berkowitz, Steven Lansman, Billie Fyfe

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Mycotic aneurysms of the coronary arteries are rare, with 15 reported cases. These frequently fatal lesions usually occur in a setting of subacute bacterial endocarditis involving native valves. The authors present the first report of mycotic aneurysm of the first diagonal coronary artery following infection of a composite aortic graft.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-150
Number of pages	6
Journal	Angiology
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/000331979804900207
State	Published - Feb 1998

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