Graft Fungal Infection After Ascending Aorta Replacement

Chengwei Yang, MD; Jun Zhang, MD; Yinghui Le, MM; Hao Liu, MM; Weiwei Qi, MB; Lizhong Sun, MD; Lianjun Huang, MD; Wei Liu, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jul 2024)

Graft Fungal Infection After Ascending Aorta Replacement

Chengwei Yang, MD,
Jun Zhang, MD,
Yinghui Le, MM,
Hao Liu, MM,
Weiwei Qi, MB,
Lizhong Sun, MD,
Lianjun Huang, MD,
Wei Liu, MD

Affiliations

Chengwei Yang, MD: Department of Imaging and Interventional, Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital, Shanghai, China
Jun Zhang, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital, Shanghai, China
Yinghui Le, MM: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Hao Liu, MM: Department of Imaging and Interventional, Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital, Shanghai, China
Weiwei Qi, MB: Department of Imaging and Interventional, Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital, Shanghai, China
Lizhong Sun, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital, Shanghai, China
Lianjun Huang, MD: Department of Imaging and Interventional, Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital, Shanghai, China
Wei Liu, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital, Shanghai, China; Address for correspondence: Dr Wei Liu, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital, Number 109, Xule Road, Xujing Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai 201702, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 14
p. 102377

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Aortic graft infection is an uncommon but highly fatal complication. Correct diagnosis and timely treatment are somewhat challenging. This study presents a case report of successful recognition and treatment of this complication.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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