Right pulmonary artery occlusion by an acute dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta
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We describe the case of a 76-year old female who presented with a Type A aortic dissection requiring repair with an interposition graft and aortic valve replacement. Post-operatively she had clinical features and computerised tomographic images suggestive of a pulmonary embolus and died 24 hours later. The extremely rare finding of intramural thrombus occluding the right pulmonary artery was seen at post mortem.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006