2022
DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v72isuppl-3.9570
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Management of an Elderly Patient Via Trans-Catheter Approach for a Post-Cardiac Surgery Aortic Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report

Abstract: Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta is a rare but dreadful complication following cardiac surgery and it has more chances of rupturing in elderly females. It occurs as a result of lengthy cardiopulmonary bypass time and associated degenerative changes in old patients. Due to the poor prognosis, early diagnosis and management of this complication is essential. Our case is of a 68-year old female who developed a 44 mm large ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm 7 days after undergoing (coronary artery bypass graftin… Show more

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