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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1373-1375. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.009
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Flow Impeding Fungal Thrombus in the Ascending Aorta

Jiapeng Huang, MD, PhDa,b,*, Michael J. Bouvette, MDa,b, Yousef Hagi, MDa,b, Sujata Subramanian, MDc, Jing Zhou, MSNA, CRNAb, Erle H. Austin, III, MDc

a Department of Anesthesia, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
b Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
c Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Accepted for publication April 3, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Huang, 200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202 (Email: jiapenghuang{at}yahoo.com).

Mycotic endoaortitis is a rarely occurring infectious entity with an extremely high mortality rate. We report an uncommon case of Phialemonium endoaortits with its management. This large fungal thrombus in the ascending aorta caused significant impediment to the blood flow.






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