Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 7 , Pages 741-746 , July 2010

Formation of Pseudoaneurysm after Aortic Valve Replacement without Previous Endocarditis: A Case-Control Study

  • Frank Enseleit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Frank Enseleit, MD, Cardiovascular Center Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Jürg Grünenfelder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Julia Braun, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Felix Matthews, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Planning Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Rolf Jenni, MD, MSEE

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Bernd van der Loo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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PII: S0894-7317(10)00333-0

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.04.013

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 7 , Pages 741-746 , July 2010

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