Heart failure and severe pulmonary hypertension caused by distal detachment of the valve conduit 16 years after the Cabrol composite graft procedure.

We report the case of a patient who underwent Cabrol composite graft procedure for ascending aorta aneurysm and aortic regurgitation. Sixteen years later he developed progressive dyspnea and a left-to-right shunt caused by distal detachment of the valve conduit with persistence of the perigraft spac...

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Main Authors: Tosoratti, E, Dall'Armellina, E, Badano, L, Frassani, R, Mazzaro, E, Zakja, E, Livi, U, Fioretti, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006