Coronary embolism in left-sided infective endocarditis. A retrospective analysis from a high-volume surgical centre and review of the literature
Ruggero Mazzotta, Matteo Orlandi, Valentina Scheggi, Niccolò Marchionni, Pierluigi Stefàno, Ahmed Qasim Mohammed Alhatemi, Ahmed Qasim Mohammed Alhatemi, Ahmed Qasim Mohammed Alhatemi · 2024
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Ruggero Mazzotta and colleagues review coronary embolism in heart valve infection at a busy surgical centre. Their analysis from twenty twenty-four spans a decade of cases. Infected heart tissue can throw clots into the circulation. A clot reaching the coronary arteries is rare but dangerous.
Nearly six hundred fifty patients with left-sided infection were reviewed. Most underwent surgery during their care at the centre. Coronary embolism appeared in only a small handful of patients. Diagnosis combined heart tracings, symptoms, and vessel imaging. Follow-up lasted a median of several years per patient. The authors pair their series with a literature review. Rare-event data like this guide emergency decisions.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ruggero Mazzotta, Matteo Orlandi, Valentina Scheggi, Niccolò Marchionni, Pierluigi Stefàno, Ahmed Qasim Mohammed Alhatemi, Ahmed Qasim Mohammed Alhatemi, Ahmed Qasim Mohammed Alhatemi |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |