A case of successful surgical treatment of infected false aneurysms of the coronary artery after previous stenting

This article presents a case of surgical treatment of a false aneurysm and coronary-left atrial fistula developed after balloon angioplasty and stenting of the circumflex artery. The percutaneous coronary intervention has also led to the development of infective endocarditis of the mitral valve. So far, no descriptions of such complications have been met both in domestic and world literature. This unique clinical case could be useful for novice endovascular surgeons, while experienced cardiovascular surgeons might make use of it when choosing the tactics of surgical treatment.Received 18 September 2017. Revised 13 December 2017. Accepted 15 December 2017.Funding: The study did not have sponsorship.Conflict of interest: Authors declare no conflict of interest.Author contributionsI.I. Skopin, P.V. Kakhktsyan were involved in choosing tactics of the surgical treatment. I.I. Skopin revised the article. P.V. Kakhktsyan performed the surgery, searched the literature. G.G. Aleksanyan is the physician, collected data for the article.