TEVAR for ruptured mycotic aneurysm in a patient with a left ventricular assist device

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 370-372

  Civilini, Efrem ^a   Bertoglio, Luca ^a   Rinaldi, Enrico ^a   Chiesa, Roberto ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infection; Left ventricular assist device; Mycotic aneurysm; Ruptured aneurysm; Thoracic aneurysm; Thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUPTURED MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; SYNCOPE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CANDIDIASIS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84864544205     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/12-3821R.1     Document Type: Article

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