Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta after Cardiac Transplantation

in Annals of Thoracic Surgery (1992), 54(5), 983-4

We report the case of a 57-year-old female cardiac transplant patient in whom an aneurysm of the recipient side of the ascending aorta developed 1 year after transplantation. Although a mycotic origin was ... [more ▼]

We report the case of a 57-year-old female cardiac transplant patient in whom an aneurysm of the recipient side of the ascending aorta developed 1 year after transplantation. Although a mycotic origin was the likely cause, histologic examination diagnosed an atherosclerotic aneurysm. [less ▲]