Open AccessInfected pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta
Author(s) -
Abdulhalim Jamal Kinsara,
Faisal Batwa,
Areej Wazeer,
Amjad Badawood
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
heart india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6638
pISSN - 2321-449X
DOI - 10.4103/2321-449x.118586
Subject(s) - ascending aorta , medicine , pseudoaneurysm , etiology , complication , aneurysm , aorta , aortic root , cardiology , radiology , surgery
We are presenting a rare complication post Bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement. A middle age man presented with the clinical features of Pyrexia of unknown etiology and found out that he had endovascular infection, with septic emboli to the spleen. We are presenting two interesting images as a quiz and discuss in brief the clinical data of the infected pseudo aneurysm of the aortic root and ascending aorta