Double-barrel proximal thoracic aorta or horrific complication of endocarditis?

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Feb;29(1):250-2. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.06.020. Epub 2014 Oct 11.

Authors

Andrew R Schroeder¹, Joseph E Strosin¹, Izabela Jugovac¹, Zahir A Rashid², Paul S Pagel³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology.
² Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
³ The Anesthesia Service, the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Electronic address: pspagel@mcw.edu.

PMID: 25306518
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.06.020

No abstract available

Keywords: Staphylococcus epidermidis; aortic valve; bacterial endocarditis; bioprosthesis; cardiac surgery; dehiscence; infectious complications.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities
Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis / complications*
Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis / etiology
Equipment Contamination*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Ultrasonography