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Standardized Technique of Aortic Valve Re-implantation for Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Published on: December 11, 2017
A giant ascending aortic aneurysm in a patient with previous aortic valve replacement
Mohammed Idhrees1, Karthikeyan2, Bashi Velayudhan1
1Institute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders (ICAD), SRM Institutes for Medical Sciences (SIMS Hospital), Chennai, India 600 026.
Abstract:
A 64-year male presented with dyspnoea for 2 months. At age of 40 years, he underwent aortic valve replacement. Presently, his echocardiogram reveals a normal functioning prosthetic valve, moderate left ventricular dysfunction and a large ascending aortic aneurysm. A computer tomography aortogram shows a large ascending aortic aneurysm (maximum diameter: 12.2×13.5cm, length: 11.9cm). He underwent prosthetic valve-sparing aortic root replacement with hemiarch replacement. To our best of knowledge, this is the largest reported ascending aortic aneurysm among the Asian population.
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