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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 8, 447-448, Copyright © 1994 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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Aneurysmatic dilatation of an aortic homograft more than 30 years after implantation into the thoracic aorta

PH Cornelissen, RP Hamerlijnck and FE Vermeulen
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.

A case of aneurysmatic dilatation of an aortic homograft 34 years after implantation for correction of a coarctation is presented. It was electively replaced by a Dacron prosthesis to prevent impending complications.

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