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CASE REPORT
Superior vena cava syndrome caused by a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta
1 Department of Cardiology, AZ Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
2 Department of Anaesthesiology, OLV-Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
3 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, OLV-Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
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Dr Tom Vydt
Dr Van Raemdonckstraat 10, 9100 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium; Tom.Vydt{at}skynet.be
Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta is a well known complication after aortic root surgery. A case of a large pseudoaneurysm is reported, seen as a superior vena cava syndrome, a very rare clinical presentation. Perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography showed the presence of a large pseudoaneurysm starting from the left coronary ostium implantation.
Keywords: pseudoaneurysm; vena cava syndrome
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Heart 2005 91: 494.
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