An unusual complication of cardiac transplantation--infected aortic pseudoaneurysm.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Infections after cardiac transplantation are a frequent cause of early morbidity and mortality. An unusual site for such a complication is at the aortic anastomotic suture line. We report a case of an infected aortic pseudoaneurysm, seen as recurrent septicemia, during the first 6 months after cardiac transplantation.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, Infected
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Heart Transplantation
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Sepsis
- Surgical Wound Infection