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The value of resonance imaging in diagnosis of pulmonary mycotic aneurysm secondary to infective endocarditis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Carlos Zabal ,
Samuel Ramírez-Marroqín  and
Fause Attie
Carlos Zabal
Affiliation:
From the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México
Samuel Ramírez-Marroqín
Affiliation:
From the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México
Fause Attie*
Affiliation:
From the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México
*
Dr. Fause Attie, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología lgnacio Chávez, Juan Badiano 1, Tlalpan, 14080 Mexico D.F., México. Tel. (5) 573-2911; Fax. (5) 573-09-94.
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Summary

Mycotic aneurysms of the pulmonary trunk are a rare but recognized complication of infective endocarditis. They are usually associated with infected congenital heart lesions, and especially with persistent patency of the arterial duct. This report deals with a patient with a persistent duct and aortic coarctation who developed a mycotic aneurysm of the pulmonary trunk secondary to infective endocarditis. The lesion was evaluated before and after surgery by magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords

Mycotic aneurysmsinfective endocarditispulmonary arterypatent ductus arteriosusmagnetic resonance imaging
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 88 - 90
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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