Fatal Recurrent Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a Patient With an Aortic Endostent Under Alirocumab.
Claudia StöllbergerGerard MertikianDorit StahlJosef FinstererPublished in: Infectious diseases (2019)
The most probable cause of the patient's recurrent bacteremia with S aureus was an infection of the aortic prosthesis. Although this report is very speculative, it can be concluded that data about infections in patients under PCSK9 inhibitors should be collected systematically and more research is needed about the biological consequences of decreasing cholesterol to extreme low levels.
Keyphrases
- staphylococcus aureus
- end stage renal disease
- aortic valve
- case report
- low density lipoprotein
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- left ventricular
- pulmonary artery
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- big data
- heart failure
- coronary artery
- aortic dissection
- patient reported outcomes
- machine learning
- cystic fibrosis
- multidrug resistant
- deep learning