Aspergillus clavatus endocarditis involving a normal aortic valve following coronary artery surgery.
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Opal, SM; Reller, LB; Harrington, G; Cannady, P
Published in: Rev Infect Dis
1986
Aspergillus species causing endocarditis on a native heart valve is a rare occurrence with an exceedingly high mortality. This report describes a 60-year-old man who developed Aspergillus clavatus endocarditis of the aortic valve 18 months after coronary artery bypass surgery. The aortic valve was angiographically normal on cardiac catheterization performed before coronary artery surgery. Despite aortic valve replacement and amphotericin B therapy, the patient died as a result of Aspergillus species aortitis with occlusion of the coronary ostia and bypass grafts. Coronary artery surgery may be complicated by this highly lethal infection, which is difficult to diagnose and treat.
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Rev Infect Dis
DOI
ISSN
0162-0886
Publication Date
1986
Volume
8
Issue
5
Start / End Page
781 / 785
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Endocarditis
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Aspergillosis
- Aortic Valve
- Amphotericin B
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Opal, S. M., Reller, L. B., Harrington, G., & Cannady, P. (1986). Aspergillus clavatus endocarditis involving a normal aortic valve following coronary artery surgery. Rev Infect Dis, 8(5), 781–785. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/8.5.781
Opal, S. M., L. B. Reller, G. Harrington, and P. Cannady. “Aspergillus clavatus endocarditis involving a normal aortic valve following coronary artery surgery.” Rev Infect Dis 8, no. 5 (1986): 781–85. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/8.5.781.
Opal SM, Reller LB, Harrington G, Cannady P. Aspergillus clavatus endocarditis involving a normal aortic valve following coronary artery surgery. Rev Infect Dis. 1986;8(5):781–5.
Opal, S. M., et al. “Aspergillus clavatus endocarditis involving a normal aortic valve following coronary artery surgery.” Rev Infect Dis, vol. 8, no. 5, 1986, pp. 781–85. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/clinids/8.5.781.
Opal SM, Reller LB, Harrington G, Cannady P. Aspergillus clavatus endocarditis involving a normal aortic valve following coronary artery surgery. Rev Infect Dis. 1986;8(5):781–785.
Published In
Rev Infect Dis
DOI
ISSN
0162-0886
Publication Date
1986
Volume
8
Issue
5
Start / End Page
781 / 785
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Endocarditis
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Aspergillosis
- Aortic Valve
- Amphotericin B