"Aorto-pulmonary artery disruption following acute type-A aortic dissection repair with the use of BioGlue®." by Ak Alameddine, MD

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Aorto-pulmonary artery disruption following acute type-A aortic dissection repair with the use of BioGlue®.

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Ak Alameddine, MD, Baystate Health
Victor Alimov, MD, Baystate Health
John Rousou, MD, Baystate Health
Jonathan Freeman, MD, Baystate Health

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

5-1-2012

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

We report an extremely rare complication of a delayed aorto-pulmonary artery wall disruption with false aneurysm formation after repair of acute type-A aortic dissection with BioGlueÂ®. The potential role of BioGlueÂ® in this complication is the subject of this report. Â© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Publication ISSN

0039-6060

Citation Information

Alameddine A, Alimov V, Rousou J, Freeman J. Aorto-pulmonary artery disruption following acute type-A aortic dissection repair with the use of BioGlue®. J Card Surg 2012 May;27(3):371-3.