Giant ascending aortic aneurysm after aortic valve replacement
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Adrian Corneliu Iancu; Cătălin A. Trifan; Mihaela Ioana Dregoesc; Svetlana Encica; Wael Halloumi
- Source
- Journal of cardiac surgeryREFERENCES. 35(8)
- Subject
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Cardiovascular pathology
Computed Tomography Angiography
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Severity of Illness Index
03 medical and health sciences
Aortic aneurysm
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
0302 clinical medicine
Postoperative Complications
Aortic valve replacement
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Aorta
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Aortic Aneurysm
030228 respiratory system
Echocardiography
Aortic Valve
cardiovascular system
Cardiology
Surgery
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1540-8191
Giant ascending aortic aneurysms are rare clinical entities and are accompanied by a high annual risk of rupture. We present the imaging, intraoperative, and pathology findings of such a case.