Management of thoracic aortic graft infections

Management of thoracic aortic graft infections

Aortic graft prostheses are susceptible to infection that can have catastrophic consequences with an operative mortality of nearly 50%. Management options include graft excision and replacement, aortic re‐routing, and graft preservation techniques. This review summarizes the management of thoracic a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cardiac surgery 2018-10, Vol.33 (10), p.658-665
Hauptverfasser: Bianco, Valentino, Kilic, Arman, Gleason, Thomas G., Arnaoutakis, George J., Sultan, Ibrahim
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
aortic aneurysm
aortic graft infections
homograft
infections
TEVAR
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Zusammenfassung:Aortic graft prostheses are susceptible to infection that can have catastrophic consequences with an operative mortality of nearly 50%. Management options include graft excision and replacement, aortic re‐routing, and graft preservation techniques. This review summarizes the management of thoracic aortic graft infections.
ISSN:0886-0440
1540-8191
DOI:10.1111/jocs.13792