title: Successful surgical repair of a false aneurysm of the ascending aorta following orthotopic cardiac transplantation: a case report.
abstract: A 54-year-old male underwent orthotopic heart transplantation for valvular heart and developed a false aneurysm of the ascending aorta at the aortic suture line posteriorly 20 months after transplantation. This was successfully repaired using a patch of glutaraldehyde-fixed bovine pericardium. At the time of surgical repair there was no evidence of infection or atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: St. George's Hospital NHS Trust, Tooting, London, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Punjabi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murday
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures