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This case aims to highlight the rare occurrence of extrinsic coronary compression due to pseudoaneurysm formation following endocarditis surgery.

Acute infarction due to extrinsic coronary compression by left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following endocarditis surgery — case management

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Case management reveals immediate reoperation needed for myocardial infarction from compression in a patient post-surgery.

This case aims to highlight the rare occurrence of extrinsic coronary compression due to pseudoaneurysm formation following endocarditis surgery.
CT scan to identify coronary compression due to pseudoaneurysm
Positron emission tomography for assessing myocardial perfusion
Follow-up imaging at one year post-surgery
Patient presented with myocardial infarction due to left main stem compression (confirmed via CT).
Immediate reoperation was required due to acute hypoperfusion confirmed by PET.
One-year follow-up showed complete thrombosis of the abscess cavity.

Niclauss et al. (2026) studied this question.

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