Prosthetic graft remnant-related pseudoaneurysm after left ventricular assist device explantation: A case report

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 259-261

  Messner, Gregory N ^a   Vatcharasiritham, Chayanin ^a   Gregoric, Igor ^a   Radovancevic, Branislav ^a   Odegaard, Peggy ^a   Flamm, Scott D ^a   Frazier, O H ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA BALLOON; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0742288437     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00129-6     Document Type: Article

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