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Pseudoaneurysm formation with superior vena caval syndrome 7 years after aortic composite graft placement
E O McFalls1, R Palac, H Gately
1Division of Cardiology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland, Oregon.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|November 1, 1989
Abstract:
With the advent of the composite graft for combined aortic valve and ascending aortic root operations, post-operative bleeding complications have been reduced. Hemorrhage along the suture sites may occur as a late complication and rarely may originate from the coronary-aortic graft junction. We report a case of a massive pseudoaneurysm, seen as "superior vena caval syndrome," 7 years after operation.