A giant ascending aortic aneurysm in a patient with previous aortic valve replacement
AbstractA 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.
Source: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research
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