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Pseudo-aneurysm in ascending aorta detected 15 years after aortic valve replacement  Manolis Vavuranakis, George Latsios, Dimitris Tousoulis, Stella Brili,

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1 Pseudo-aneurysm in ascending aorta detected 15 years after aortic valve replacement 
Manolis Vavuranakis, George Latsios, Dimitris Tousoulis, Stella Brili, Christodoulos Stefanadis  International Journal of Cardiology  Volume 137, Issue 2, Pages e41-e42 (October 2009) DOI: /j.ijcard Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Transesophageal echocardiogram image at the level of left ventricular outflow tract and ascending aorta (panel A). A discrete pseudo-aneurysm in ascending aorta is demonstrated by the arrow. Short axis view (panel B) reveals an aortic prosthetic valve and the pseudo-aneurysm (arrow). International Journal of Cardiology  , e41-e42DOI: ( /j.ijcard ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Computed tomographic image demonstrating the pseudo-aneurysm in the ascending aorta. International Journal of Cardiology  , e41-e42DOI: ( /j.ijcard ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 Aortography revealed the entrapment of contrast media within the pseudo-aneurysm, the narrow-neck entrance and the thin layer of calcification of the aortic wall (arrow). International Journal of Cardiology  , e41-e42DOI: ( /j.ijcard ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions


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