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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;22:454-456
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection

^a Interdisciplinary Center for Biomedical Research (CIR), Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Unit of Cardiac Surgery, University Campus Biomedico di Roma, Via E. Longoni 83, Rome 00155, Italy
^b Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

Received 18 January 2002; received in revised form 21 May 2002; accepted 27 May 2002.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +39-06-22541338; fax: +39-06-22541456
e-mail: m.chello{at}unicampus.it

Arterial pseudoaneurysm has been reported as a possible complication of immunodeficiency virus infection. We report two cases of HIV-positive patients with a pseudoaneurysm at the level of the descending thoracic aorta. The first patient refused surgery and has been followed up to 14 months, whereas the second patient underwent successful surgical repair. The importance of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of thoracic aorta pseudoaneurysm is also discussed.

Key Words: Aorta • Pseudoaneurysm • Human immunodeficiency virus

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