title: Marfanoid aneurysm in donor aorta after transplantation.
abstract: A case is reported of dissecting aneurysm of the donor ascending aorta and root 4 years after orthotopic cardiac transplantation. The pathology raises the possibility of Marfan's syndrome in the donor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pathi
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wheatley
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Belcher
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed