• Title of article

    Rupture of a Saphenous Vein Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Due to Aspergillus Necrotizing Vasculitis

  • Author/Authors

    Jutta Draganov، نويسنده , , H. Michael Klein، نويسنده , , Ali Ghodsizad، نويسنده , , Martin Gehrke، نويسنده , , Emmeran Gams، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    724
  • To page
    726
  • Abstract
    We present the first, unusual case of a lethal mediastinal hemorrhage caused by rupture of a saphenous vein aortic coronary bypass graft due to Aspergillus species necrotizing vasculitis in an immunocompetent patient 18 days after redo coronary artery bypass surgery. The patient had neither signs for mediastinitis nor for another source of Aspergillus infection.
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Serial Year
    2005
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Record number

    608898