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[Postoperative pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta. Report of a case]
M Cassin1, G L Nicolosi, D Zanuttini
1Servizio di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile, Pordenone.
Giornale Italiano Di Cardiologia
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta is a rare complication after cardiac surgical procedures. This report illustrates a case of postsurgical pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta with ischemic clinical episodes due to compression of the right coronary artery. The patient underwent aortic and mitral valve replacement 6 years previously. The usefulness of echocardiography, computerized axial tomography and angiography is emphasized.