<i>Aspergillus </i>Pseudoaneurysm and Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

<i>Aspergillus </i>pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta is rare in patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), and there are few cases reports of patients with AIDS, or after transplantation. A 76-year-old man underwent CABG due to unstable angina in 2002 ; in 2005 and 2006, he suffered 3 episodes of pseudoaneurysm formation in the ascending aorta. The aneurysm was resected and the defect was repaired with a Dacron patch twice. Finally, aortic root replacement with the modified Bentall technique was performed, but pathological examination of the wall of the pseudoaneurysm showed <i>Aspergillus</i>. On day 13, the <i>Aspergillus </i>infection developed into septicemia, and he died.