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Myocardial abscess complicating myocardial infarction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7640028     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Myocardial abscess may occur rarely as a complication of myocardial infarction. This case report is the first demonstration of a myocardial abscess at the site of acute myocardial infarction in a 38-year-old man diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and color-flow imaging. Transesophageal echocardiography was crucial in the timing of surgery. Three months later the patient was well. Our patient is the first reported survivor of this uncommon complication of myocardial infarction.
Authors:
R Behnam; S Walter; V Hanes
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0894-7317     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Publication Date:    1995 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-09-21     Completed Date:  1995-09-21     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8801388     Medline TA:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  334-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Ronceverte, WV 24970, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abscess / complications*,  epidemiology,  microbiology,  ultrasonography
Adult
Cardiomyopathies / complications*,  epidemiology,  microbiology,  ultrasonography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Electrocardiography
Fusobacterium Infections / complications*,  ultrasonography
Fusobacterium necrophorum / isolation & purification*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Myocardial Infarction / complications*

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