Vascular Health and Risk Management (Dec 2009)

Persistent high fever and systemic inflammation induced by percutaneous coronary intervention-related periaortitis

  • Takamori Kakino,
  • Tomohiro Nakayama,
  • Hideo Yamamoto

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2009, no. default
pp. 1059 – 1062

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Takamori Kakino, Tomohiro Nakayama, Hideo YamamotoDepartment of Cardiology and Radiology, Kyushu Kosei–Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushi City, JapanAbstract: After coronary catheterization, fever sometimes occurs, usually transiently. We report a very rare case that suggests persistent high fever and systemic inflammation might be caused by periaortitis induced by coronary catheterization including percutaneous coronary intervention.Keywords: periaortitis, percutaneous coronary intervention, fever, computed tomography