Re-do aortic valve replacement: does a previous homograft influence the operative outcome?
A previous aortic homograft replacement was not associated with an increased operative risk at the time of re-do AVR. A history was COPD was an important predictor of 30-day mortality, and this finding requires further investigation.
Initial CT findings of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis consist mainly of small nodules or patchy consolidations, showing in 82% of cases an early halo sign. Serious pulmonary hemorrhage was an infrequent clinical complication in our series, with an attributable mortality of 4.3%. IPA-related lethality was 26%, in our cohort. None of the early HRCT signs seemed to predict outcome.