Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Mycobacterium Chimaera.

We describe a case of a 50-year-old male who developed an invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infection with an aortic root pseudoaneurysm following a Bentall-de Bono procedure for a Stanford Type A aortic dissection. PMID: 30081026 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30081026?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 3, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Shah VN, Orlov OI, Sternlieb MP, Plestis KA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

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