SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL REPAIR OF A FALSE ANEURYSM OF THE ASCENDING AORTAFOLLOWING ORTHOTOPIC CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
PUNJABI P MURDAY A
Citation
P. Punjabi et A. Murday, SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL REPAIR OF A FALSE ANEURYSM OF THE ASCENDING AORTAFOLLOWING ORTHOTOPIC CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION - A CASE-REPORT, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 11(6), 1997, pp. 1174-1175
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
10107940
Volume
11
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1174 - 1175
Database
ISI
SICI code
1010-7940(1997)11:6<1174:SSROAF>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
A 54-year-old male underwent orthotopic heart transplantation for valv ular heart and developed a false aneurysm of the ascending aorta at th e aortic suture line posteriorly 20 months after transplantation. This was successfully repaired using a patch of glutaraldehyde-fixed bovin e pericardium. At the time of surgical repair there was no evidence of infection or atherosclerosis. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.