True Aneurysm of a Dacron Tube Graft 19 Years After Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta
We report a 31-year old woman who presented with acute onset of shortness of breath 19 years after multiple repairs of a preductal coarctation of the aorta using a Dacron tube graft. Imaging studies showed an aneurysm had developed in the tube graft. The aneurysmal tube graft was replaced during an...
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Published in | The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 90; no. 3; pp. 1000 - 1001 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
01.09.2010
Elsevier |
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Summary: | We report a 31-year old woman who presented with acute onset of shortness of breath 19 years after multiple repairs of a preductal coarctation of the aorta using a Dacron tube graft. Imaging studies showed an aneurysm had developed in the tube graft. The aneurysmal tube graft was replaced during an open repair. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0003-4975 1552-6259 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.01.082 |