Successful treatment of atypical type A aortic dissection after heart transplantation

We report a case of a 58-year-old female with Stanford type A aortic dissection sparring the donor aorta 2 years after heart transplantation. Lumbar spine magnetic resonance examination for low back pain discovered the aortic dissection which was confirmed by following computed tomography angiograph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shu, Shenglei, Cheng, Lan, Wang, Jing, Zheng, Chuansheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8766197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34557912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivab244
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Sumario:We report a case of a 58-year-old female with Stanford type A aortic dissection sparring the donor aorta 2 years after heart transplantation. Lumbar spine magnetic resonance examination for low back pain discovered the aortic dissection which was confirmed by following computed tomography angiography. The patient received surgical treatment including total arc replacement and thoracic aortic endovascular repair and recovered well.

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