Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2006;14:83-84
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IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY |
Delayed Pseudo-Aneurysm of Right Coronary Artery after Indirect Reimplantation
Mathias H Aazami, MD
Department of Cardiac Surgery, CHU-Brabois, Vandoeuvres les-Nancy, France
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A 47-year-old non-Marfan patient with annuloectasia (74mm), grade IV aortic regurgitation and previous episode of cardiac decompensation had undergone electively wrap-inclusion composite valve grafting with indirect reimplantation of each coronary ostium by interposition of 8-mm Dacron graft (Mills type operation). The patient was reoperated on the same day for bleeding and no surgical leakage was noted. Eight months . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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