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Stent implantation in a saphenous vein graft resulted in a rare case of mitral valve endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative Staphylococcus.
Highlights a rare infectious complication (mitral valve endocarditis) following percutaneous coronary intervention in a saphenous vein graft.
Rare endocarditis risk after SVG stenting warrants clinical vigilance; single case leaves open incidence and prevention.
Valvular endocarditis after percutaneous coronary intervention is unusual. We report a new case of mitral valve endocarditis after stent implantation to a saphenous vein graft.
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Palmer et al. (2005) studied this question. Stent implantation in a saphenous vein graft resulted in a rare case of mitral valve endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative Staphylococcus.
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