Infected endovascular stents managed with medical therapy alone

Citation
O. Myles et al., Infected endovascular stents managed with medical therapy alone, CATHET C IN, 51(4), 2000, pp. 471-476
Citations number
20
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
ISSN journal
1522-1946 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
471 - 476
Database
ISI
SICI code
1522-1946(200012)51:4<471:IESMWM>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
More than 400,000 endovascular stents are put in place in the United States annually, Infectious complications have been reported in fewer than one in 10,000 cases. It remains unclear whether the optimal management strategy f or these patients is with medicine alone or surgery, We report two cases of endovascular stent infections that were treated successfully with antibiot ics alone. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent 51:471-476, 2000 (C) 2000 Wiley-Li ss, Inc.