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Acute ST-elevation myocardial (STEMI) infarction due to septic embolism is rare and management strategies differ from those applied to atherothrombotic STEMI. A 70-year-old male with aortic valve endocarditis and persistent bacteremia developed acute inferior wall STEMI due to septic embolism. Due to inferior STEMI accompanied by hemodynamic instability, coronary angiography and primary PCI (stenting) to a totally occluded right coronary artery (RCA) was performed. Despite excellent immediate angiographic results and hemodynamic stabilization, repeat angiogram two weeks later showed mycotic aneurysms at the site of stent placement. Patient later suffered from intracranial hemorrhage and splenic infarct and had worsening aortic regurgitation, prompting surgical aortic valve replacement with bypass of the RCA. Despite aggressive medical, interventional and surgical management, he expired four weeks after the surgery. Selection of an optimal revascularization strategy in this scenario is unclear with a potential harm from standard therapies. We have reviewed prior reports and summarized results in a tabular form.
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PMID:Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to septic embolism: a case report and review of management options. 2564 Sep 96

: The 2015 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis recommend the use of a multidisciplinary team in the care of patients with infective endocarditis. A standardized collaborative approach should be implemented in centres with immediate access to different imaging techniques, cardiac surgery and health professionals from several specialties. This position paper has been produced by the Task Force for Management of Infective Endocarditis of Italian Society of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging (SIECVI) with the aim of providing recommendations for the implementation of the Endocarditis Team within the Italian hospital network. On the basis of the Italian hospital network with many cardiology facilities encompassing a total of 405 intensive cardiac care units (ICCUs) across the country, 224 (3.68 per million inhabitants) of which have on-site 24-h PCI capability, but with relatively few centres equipped with cardiac surgery and nuclear medicine, in the present article, the SIECVI Task Force for Management of Infective Endocarditis develops the idea of a network where 'functional' reference centres act as a link with the periphery and with 'structural' reference centres. A number of minimum characteristics are provided for these 'functional' reference centres. Outcome and cost analysis of implementing an Endocarditis Team with functional referral is expected to be derived from ongoing Italian and European registries.
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PMID:Practical implementation of the Endocarditis Team in 'functional' reference centres: the Italian hospital network experience and recommendations of the Italian Society of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging. 3159 58