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Aortic graft infection as a cause of multiple brain infarcts.

TitleAortic graft infection as a cause of multiple brain infarcts.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsTsirka, V., Maletic J., Ioannidis P., & Karacostas D.
JournalCase Rep Cardiol
Volume2012
Pagination575169
Date Published2012
ISSN2090-6404
Abstract

Brain embolism of cardiac origin is common in clinical practice. However, embolic brain infarcts due to aortic graft infection are very rare. We present a case of a 53-year-old woman with multiple brain infarcts, following an infection of ascending aortic graft. She was presented with fever and acute onset neurological deficit, and she had a previous history of replacement of ascending aorta with a prosthetic graft, because of aortic aneurysm 2 years before her admission. The patient had positive blood cultures and echocardiographic evidence of vegetation in the graft aortic joint, nearby the aortic valves. Despite the severe clinical condition and the poor prognosis, because of the coexistence of cardioembolism and aortic graft infection, our patient had a good outcome with conservative treatment and she will be considered for surgical graft replacement after her full recovery.

DOI10.1155/2012/575169
Alternate JournalCase Rep Cardiol
PubMed ID24826262
PubMed Central IDPMC4008087

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