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A New Murine Model of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Published on: July 7, 2013
Mycotic aortocoronary saphenous vein graft aneurysm presenting with unstable angina pectoris
Glenn A Hirsch1, Peter V Johnston, John V Conte
1Division of Cardiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. ghirsch@jhmi.edu
Abstract:
We report the case of a 60-year-old man with a history of coronary bypass surgery 20 years prior who had a fever, chest pain, and a mediastinal mass develop after a complicated postoperative course of abdominal aortic aneurysm resection. A mycotic aneurysm of the saphenous vein graft to his left anterior descending coronary artery was diagnosed based on blood culture results and visualization of the aneurysm before resection. A summary of the saphenous vein graft aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm cause, diagnosis, and management is detailed.
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