Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

Pseudo aneurysm of ascending aorta in children post cardiac surgery: A case report

Mohammed Abiduddin Arif, Ramesh Chandra Mishra, Amaresh Rao Malempati

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 Pseudo aneurysm of ascending aorta after cardiac surgery is rare in children. Previous cardiac surgery is the most frequent cause of ascending aortic pseudo aneurysm irrespective of age. The mortality rate ranges from 29% to 46%, most frequently because of fatal hemorrhage resulting from rupture of the pseudo aneurysm during sternal re–entry or surgical maneuvers for its repair

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Mohammed Abiduddin Arif, Ramesh Chandra Mishra, Amaresh Rao Malempati, Pseudo aneurysm of ascending aorta in children post cardiac surgery: A case report, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 5 | Issue : 11 | November 2016

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