A kinked aortic tube graft after aortic root replacement causes heart failure: usefulness of the right parasternal approach on echocardiography

J Med Ultrason (2001). 2015 Apr;42(2):291-2. doi: 10.1007/s10396-014-0596-y. Epub 2014 Dec 2.
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Keywords: Echocardiography; Graft-related complication; Systolic murmur.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Diseases / complications
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Echocardiography / methods*
  • Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Reoperation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed