Heart Transplantation Following Acute Aortic Dissection in an Adolescent with Marfan Syndrome

We present the case of a 14-year-old patient with clinical features of Marfan syndrome, who underwent an emergent Bentall procedure for acute type-A aortic dissection. The patient required postoperative ECMO and was listed for heart transplantation due to persistent left ventricular failure caused by an intimal tear and thrombosis of the left main coronary artery. Heart transplantation was performed 5 days after the first procedure and the patient was discharged 60 days after admission. This case represents, to our knowledge, the first report of a successful heart transplantation following acute aortic dissection.PMID:34560040 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.031
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research