Presentation of a pseudoaneurysm as a supravalvular aortic stenosis 20 years after aortic root reconstruction

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 481-483

  Van't Hof, Arnoud W J ^a   Leicher, Frans G ^a   Schipper, Cor W ^a   Hoorntje, Jan C A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE WEEZENLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic root reconstruction; Dacron graft; Pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SUPRAVALVULAR STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DACRON IMPLANT; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART DILATATION; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032051962     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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