Aneurysm of the ascending aorta after cardiac transplantation.

Defraigne, J O; Vahdat, O; Lavigne, J P; Demoulin, J C; Limet, R · Ann Thorac Surg · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report the case of a 57-year-old female cardiac transplant patient in whom an aneurysm of the recipient side of the ascending aorta developed 1 year after transplantation. Although a mycotic origin was the likely cause, histologic examination diagnosed an atherosclerotic aneurysm.

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