Severe Aortic Coarctation in a 75-Year-Old Woman: Total Simultaneous Repair of Aortic Coarctation and Severe Aortic Stenosis.
- Author:
Ju Hyun PARK
1
;
Kook Jin CHUN
;
Sung Gook SONG
;
Jeong Su KIM
;
Yong Hyun PARK
;
Jun KIM
;
Ki Seuk CHOO
;
June Hong KIM
;
Sang Kwon LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Aortic coarctation; Aged; Thoracic surgical procedures
- MeSH: Aged; Aorta, Thoracic; Aortic Coarctation; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Female; Humans; Thoracic Surgical Procedures; Transplants
- From:Korean Circulation Journal 2012;42(1):62-64
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Aortic coarctation is usually diagnosed and repaired in childhood and early adulthood. Survival of a patient with an uncorrected coarctation to more than 70 years of age is extremely unusual, and management strategies for these cases remain controversial. We present a case of a 75-year-old woman who was first diagnosed with aortic coarctation and severe aortic valve stenosis 5 years ago and who underwent a successful one-stage repair involving valve replacement and insertion of an extra-anatomical bypass graft from the ascending to the descending aorta.
