Asymptomatic Mycotic Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta After Heart Transplantation: A Case Report

Abstract Mycotic pseudoaneurysm and aneurysm of the ascending aorta is a very rare and potentially fatal complication of heart transplantation. It usually presents with fever, chest pain, dyspnea, or constitutional symptoms. Most reports in the literature are about mycotic pseudoaneurysm, but mycoti...

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Published in:	Transplantation proceedings Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 213 - 216
Main Authors:	Behzadnia, N, Ahmadi, Z.H, Mandegar, M.H, Salehi, F, Sharif-Kashani, B, Pourabdollah, M, Ansari-Aval, Z, Kianfar, A.-A, Mirhosseini, S.M, Eiji, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 2015
Subjects:	Adult Aneurysm, Infected - diagnosis Aneurysm, Infected - etiology Aneurysm, Infected - therapy Aortic Aneurysm - diagnosis Aortic Aneurysm - etiology Aortic Aneurysm - therapy Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - surgery Heart Transplantation - adverse effects Humans Male Surgery
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Summary:	Abstract Mycotic pseudoaneurysm and aneurysm of the ascending aorta is a very rare and potentially fatal complication of heart transplantation. It usually presents with fever, chest pain, dyspnea, or constitutional symptoms. Most reports in the literature are about mycotic pseudoaneurysm, but mycotic aneurysm is rarer. Herein we report a 39-year-old man in who had an asymptomatic mycotic aneurysm of the ascending aorta developed late (1 year) after orthotopic heart transplantation. There was no history of previous mediastinitis or any other important infection. He underwent an uneventful replacement of the ascending aorta.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0041-1345 1873-2623
DOI:	10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.10.036