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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2018; 06(06): 139-141
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678554
Case Report
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Case Report of an Infrequent Complication of Infective Endocarditis: The Complete Detachment from the Aorta of the Previous Vein Graft Anastomosis

Laura Varela Barca
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain
,
Jose López Menéndez
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain
,
Ana Redondo Palacios
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain
,
Jorge Rodríguez-Roda Stuart
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain
› Institutsangaben

Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
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27. Mai 2017

05. November 2018

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24. April 2019 (online)

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Abstract

The authors report an unusual complication of acute infective endocarditis found in a 70-year-old man with a previous history of two cardiac surgery procedures. During median sternotomy, a massive bleeding occurred. The bleeding was contained within the mediastinum and originated from the 10-year-old anastomosis of the saphenous vein to a composite graft, which was completely detached due to infective endocarditis of the aortic graft.