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THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN RETRACTED: Ascending Aortic Dissection After Proximal Bypass Anastomotic Device
Author(s) -
Weber Alberto,
Tavakoli Reza,
Gei Michele
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00561.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , dissection (medical) , aortic dissection , surgery , cardiology , aorta
Ascending aortic dissection is a known complication of cardiac surgery. Different type of devices allowing performance of proximal bypass anastomoses without aortic side‐clamping are supposed to reduce the risk for aortic dissection. We report a case in which ascending aortic dissection occurred six months after off‐pump coronary artery bypass surgery, with the entry tear arising directly from a proximal anastomosis performed with the Heartstring hemostatic seal system.