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Management of thoracic aortic graft infections
Author(s) -
Bianco Valentino,
Kilic Arman,
Gleason Thomas G.,
Arnaoutakis George J.,
Sultan Ibrahim
Publication year - 2018
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.13792
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , aortic surgery , aortic repair , cardiothoracic surgery , thoracic aorta , aorta
Aortic graft prostheses are susceptible to infection that can have catastrophic consequences with an operative mortality of nearly 50%. Management options include graft excision and replacement, aortic re‐routing, and graft preservation techniques. This review summarizes the management of thoracic aortic graft infections.

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