Aneurysm formation of pericardial patch in Manouguian procedure

Pericardial patch has been used to repair cardiac defects; however, its strength as an aortoplasty patch to tolerate systemic pressure is a matter of debate. We report an aneurysmal dilatation of pericardial patch in aortoplasty. Our patient was a 56-year-old female known case of rheumatic heart dis...

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Main Authors: Hamidreza Pouraliakbar, Maryam Pourmojib, Yousef Rezaei, Saeid Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731518300381