Myocardial abscess with contained rupture: Successful repair

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dc.contributor.authorHarris D.G.
dc.contributor.authorRossouw G.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:15:32Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:15:32Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractSpontaneous 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.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
dc.identifier.citation71
dc.identifier.citation4
dc.identifier.issn00034975
dc.identifier.other10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02448-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13377
dc.subjectamikacin
dc.subjectantibiotic agent
dc.subjectcloxacillin
dc.subjectabscess
dc.subjectacute kidney failure
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbacterium culture
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjectheart rupture
dc.subjecthemodialysis
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectpleura effusion
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectsepticemia
dc.subjectthoracotomy
dc.subjectAbscess
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectBacteremia
dc.subjectCardiac Surgical Procedures
dc.subjectCardiomyopathies
dc.subjectDrainage
dc.subjectEchocardiography, Doppler
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studies
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectRupture, Spontaneous
dc.subjectStaphylococcal Infections
dc.subjectThoracotomy
dc.subjectTreatment Outcome
dc.titleMyocardial abscess with contained rupture: Successful repair
dc.typeArticle
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