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

Kunal D. Kotkar; Sameh M. Said; Hector Michelena; Brendan Wanta; Maria D. Fritock; Larry M. Baddour

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.069

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

Kunal D. Kotkar, Sameh M. Said, Hector Michelena, Brendan Wanta, Maria D. Fritock, Larry M. Baddour

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e295-e297
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	102
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.069
State	Published - Oct 1 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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