title: A kinked aortic tube graft after aortic root replacement causes heart failure: usefulness of the right parasternal approach on echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan. numaguchi@kyumed.jp.
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Numaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinsaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hatake
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Echocardiography; Graft-related complication; Systolic murmur