George Joy1, Michael Lewis2, Stephen Furniss3. 1. Cardiology Department, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Heart Centre, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK. 2. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, 94 N - S Rd, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9PX, UK. 3. Cardiology Department, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Extrinsic coronary compression is an extremely rare complication of aortic root abscess formation and can manifest as an acute coronary syndrome in infective endocarditis. Optimal management strategies are unknown and therefore illustrative case reports may be informative. CASE SUMMARY: We describe a 63-year-old man with a background history of a mechanical aortic valve who developed sepsis due to Escherichia coli bacteraemia from a presumed urinary source. He suddenly deteriorated with cardiogenic shock and anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction on Day 16 and received emergency percutaneous coronary intervention for severe stenoses of left anterior descending and diagonal arteries. A transoesophageal echocardiogram 2 days later demonstrated a large aortic root abscess. He was transferred for emergency surgery which revealed a large aortic abscess surrounding the left main stem confirming extrinsic coronary compression. He received a redo tissue aortic valve replacement and repair of his abscess cavity. DISCUSSION: We describe a case where percutaneous coronary intervention and emergency surgery was used to treat extrinsic compression from an aortic root abscess; a complication that is associated with a high mortality. This is also a rare case of E. coli causing prosthetic valve endocarditis. We also explore the findings of 11 previous cases of extrinsic coronary compression from aortic root abscess.
BACKGROUND: Extrinsic coronary compression is an extremely rare complication of aortic root abscess formation and can manifest as an acute coronary syndrome in infective endocarditis. Optimal management strategies are unknown and therefore illustrative case reports may be informative. CASE SUMMARY: We describe a 63-year-old man with a background history of a mechanical aortic valve who developed sepsis due to Escherichia coli bacteraemia from a presumed urinary source. He suddenly deteriorated with cardiogenic shock and anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction on Day 16 and received emergency percutaneous coronary intervention for severe stenoses of left anterior descending and diagonal arteries. A transoesophageal echocardiogram 2 days later demonstrated a large aortic root abscess. He was transferred for emergency surgery which revealed a large aortic abscess surrounding the left main stem confirming extrinsic coronary compression. He received a redo tissue aortic valve replacement and repair of his abscess cavity. DISCUSSION: We describe a case where percutaneous coronary intervention and emergency surgery was used to treat extrinsic compression from an aortic root abscess; a complication that is associated with a high mortality. This is also a rare case of E. coli causing prosthetic valve endocarditis. We also explore the findings of 11 previous cases of extrinsic coronary compression from aortic root abscess.
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