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Standardized Technique of Aortic Valve Re-implantation for Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Published on: December 11, 2017
Multiple mycotic aneurysms of the aortic root after aortic valve replacement
Monica De Gaspari1, Cristina Basso1, Martina Perazzolo Marra1
1Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Abstract:
A 74-year-old woman with severe aortic valve stenosis underwent aortic valve replacement with a pericardial bioprosthesis. Histological analysis of the excised valve showed dystrophic calcification associated with signs of healed infective endocarditis. Two months later, the patient died due to congestive heart failure. Autopsy revealed a bowel infarction and the presence of multiple mycotic aneurysms of the aortic root with mural thrombosis, which were unnoticed during the patient hospital stay and surgical window.
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