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Transapical Endovascular Repair of an Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm
Author(s) -
Howell Eric,
Sweet Matthew P.,
Pal Jay D.
Publication year - 2016
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/jocs.12766
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic repair , pseudoaneurysm , suture line , fibrous joint , surgery , aorta , aneurysm
Proximal aortic pathology provides a technical challenge for endovascular repair. We present a case of successful transapical endovascular aortic repair in a patient with a proximal suture line pseudoaneurysm who was not a candidate for open surgical repair. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12766 (J Card Surg 2016;31:456–460)