Coronary artery mycotic aneurysm following endocarditis of a composite aortic graft - A case report and literature review

Angiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-150

  Berkowitz, Jonathan M ^a,b,c   Lansman, Steven ^a,b   Fyfe, Billie ^a,b,d  

^a Mount Sinai School of Medicine ^*

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; REIMPLANTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031915801     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979804900207     Document Type: Article

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