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A Rare Case of Infective Endocarditis Presenting with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Aortic Root Abscess

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  • Jafar Alzubi

    (Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, USA)

  • Ahmad Jabri
  • David Hedrick

    (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, USA)

Abstract

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a rare complication in patients with infective endocarditis with high mortality rate, and it is most commonly caused by septic embolization into coronary arteries. Management of ACS caused by infective endocarditis is challenging, and the mainstay management of this clinical entity is still uncertain. Here, we report a 28-year-old male with infective endocarditis of native aortic valve complicated by acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction caused by septic emboli into multiple coronary arteries and aortic root abscess. This case emphasizes a rare presentation and complications of infective endocarditis in addition to the importance of early diagnosis of infective endocarditis-related ACS which its management is different from atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.

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  • Jafar Alzubi & Ahmad Jabri & David Hedrick, 2019. "A Rare Case of Infective Endocarditis Presenting with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Aortic Root Abscess," JOJ Internal Medicine, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(1), pages 17-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jjojim:v:1:y:2019:i:1:p:17-19
    DOI: 10.19080/JOJIM.2019.01.555554
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