title: Aneurysm of the ascending aorta after cardiac transplantation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, C.H.U. Sart-Tilman, Leige, Belgium.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Defraigne
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vahdat
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lavigne
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Demoulin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Limet
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001027:Aortography; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed