Pseudoaneurysm after heart transplantation with history of LVAD driveline infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An infective complication of the aorta is a potential cause of early and late mortality after heart transplantation. We report the case of a 21-year-old male cardiac transplant patient in whom a pseudoaneurysm of the recipient site of ascending aorta coincided with the site of the outflow prosthesis of a preexisting left ventricular assist device; this condition developed 9 months after transplantation.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, False
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart-Assist Devices
- Postoperative Complications