PMID: 8957397Dec 1, 1996Paper

Dissection of the ascending aorta: a late complication of coronary artery bypass grafting

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
H YakuD A Horton

Abstract

Acute dissection of the ascending aorta as a late complication of coronary artery bypass grafting has been rarely reported. We report a case of a 61 year-old man in whom acute dissection of the ascending aorta developed 2 years after coronary artery bypass grafting. The ascending aorta was replaced with a Dacron graft, and an island of the aortic wall, on which previous proximal anastomoses had been placed, was implanted into the Dacron graft successfully.

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Feb 24, 2001·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·O ChavanonL P Perrault
Nov 27, 2002·The Journal of Emergency Medicine·Chiung-Lun Kao, Jen-Ping Chang
Mar 3, 2004·Journal of Cardiac Surgery·T EitzR Körfer

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