Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 22, 2026

Direct Re-implantation of Left Coronary Artery into the Aorta in Adults with Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery ALCAPA
13:10

Direct Re-implantation of Left Coronary Artery into the Aorta in Adults with Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery ALCAPA

Published on: April 24, 2017

18.4K

Repair of type A aortic dissection in a patient with sickle cell disease

Jake William duPlooy1, Spencer Tingey1, Jorge Seoane1

  • 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Blvd, 5th Floor Watlington Hall, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States.

Journal of Surgical Case Reports
|May 14, 2025
PubMed

We describe a patient with homozygous HbSS sickle cell anemia and end stage renal disease who presented to our medical center with a Stanford type A aortic dissection. His dissection was successfully managed with a hemiarch repair and concomitant bio-Bentall aortic root replacement. Intraoperatively, he received exchange transfusion with omittance of cell saver. Postoperatively, he remained free of sickling events with a very low HbS fraction. His fluid status was managed by continuation of hemodialysis. His hospital course was otherwise uncomplicated, and he was discharged to home on postoperative Day 6.

Keywords:
aortic dissectionaortic root replacementaortic surgeryaortic valve surgeryexchange transfusionsickle cell disease

More Related Videos

Murine Cervical Aortic Transplantation Model using a Modified Non-Suture Cuff Technique00:10

Murine Cervical Aortic Transplantation Model using a Modified Non-Suture Cuff Technique

Published on: November 2, 2019

6.2K
Novel and Innovative Hybrid Technique for Type A Aortic Dissection06:26

Novel and Innovative Hybrid Technique for Type A Aortic Dissection

Published on: March 28, 2025

155

Related Concept Videos

Peripheral Arterial Disease II: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Evaluation01:21

Peripheral Arterial Disease II: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Evaluation

Clinical manifestationsPeripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) manifests through a range of symptoms, from the characteristic intermittent claudication to atypical presentations and severe complications in advanced stages. Intermittent claudication, a hallmark symptom of PAD, presents as exercise-induced muscle pain that typically resolves within minutes of rest. This pain is reproducible and stems from inadequate blood flow, leading to the accumulation of lactic acid produced during anaerobic...