Aneurysm of the ascending aorta after cardiac transplantation.

Ann Thorac Surg

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, C.H.U. Sart-Tilman, Leige, Belgium.

Published: November 1992

We report the case of a 57-year-old female cardiac transplant patient in whom an aneurysm of the recipient side of the ascending aorta developed 1 year after transplantation. Although a mycotic origin was the likely cause, histologic examination diagnosed an atherosclerotic aneurysm.

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