Do not forget late aortic pseudoaneurysm after heart transplantation

We read with great interest the case report by Bojko and colleagues1 of a patient with aortic aneurysm very late after heart transplantation (HTx). The patient, who had a history of aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease, underwent HTx for developed cardiomyopathy secondary to sarcoidosis. An incidental computed tomographic image of the chest taken to rule out pneumonia revealed a distal ascending aortic aneurysm with maximal diameter of 7.2  cm. The patient had been followed up with transthoracic echocardiography, which had shown no evidence of dilatation of the thoracic aorta.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research