Surgical Repair of Candida Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm with Extensive Vegetations of the Ascending Aorta and Pulmonary Artery after Heart and Kidney Transplant

Authors

Rebecca Castro
Masashi Kai, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Suguru Ohira, New York Medical CollegeFollow
David Spielvogel, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Alan Gass, New York Medical CollegeFollow

DOI

10.1111/jocs.15012

Journal Title

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

First Page

3585

Last Page

3587

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

12-2020

Department

Surgery

Second Department

Medicine

Abstract

We report a case of invasive candidiasis causing a mycotic pseudoaneurysm involving the ascending aorta and pulmonary artery. The patient presented two years after heart-kidney transplant with acute limb ischemia resulting from embolization of fungal vegetations. Operative findings included a pseudoaneurysm resulting from near-complete dehiscence of the aortic suture line, and large vegetations within the ascending aorta extended to the aortic arch and pulmonary artery, with localized dehiscence of the pulmonic suture line. The ascending aorta was replaced, and the pulmonary artery was repaired with bovine pericardium. The patient did well, and blood cultures were negative at 6 months follow-up.

Recommended Citation

Castro, R., Kai, M., Ohira, S., Spielvogel, D., & Gass, A. (2020). Surgical Repair of Candida Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm with Extensive Vegetations of the Ascending Aorta and Pulmonary Artery after Heart and Kidney Transplant. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 35 (12), 3585-3587. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15012