Myocardial abscess with contained rupture: Successful repair
Date
2001
Authors
Harris D.G.
Rossouw G.J.
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Spontaneous rupture of the heart from myocardial abscess is a rare occurrence. Most cases of spontaneous cardiac rupture are due to myocardial infarction. We present a case of a contained rupture of the heart in a patient with staphylococcal septicemia. Although cultures from the pericardial space were negative the macroscopic and clinical picture was compatible with an abscess. © 2001 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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amikacin, antibiotic agent, cloxacillin, abscess, acute kidney failure, adolescent, article, bacterium culture, case report, heart rupture, hemodialysis, human, male, pleura effusion, priority journal, septicemia, thoracotomy, Abscess, Adolescent, Bacteremia, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Cardiomyopathies, Drainage, Echocardiography, Doppler, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Rupture, Spontaneous, Staphylococcal Infections, Thoracotomy, Treatment Outcome
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Annals of Thoracic Surgery
71
4
71
4