Ascending Aortic Dissection Late After Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Author:
Jung Hun OH
1
;
Dong Hyup LEE
;
Jung Cheul LEE
;
Tae Eun JUNG
;
Jang Hoon LEE
;
Sung Sae HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeung Nam University, Korea. chesterman@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aortic valve, replacement;
Aneurysm, dissecting;
Diameter
- MeSH:
Aneurysm, Dissecting;
Aortic Valve Insufficiency;
Aortic Valve*;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Risk Factors
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2001;34(8):630-633
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aortic dissection after aortic valve replacement(AVR) is rare, but it is considered a definite disease entity. It's risk factors are a dilated ascending aorta(>or=50 mm) at the time of AVR, hypertension, and thin fragile aortic wall. We report the surgical treatment of a patient who had ascending aortic dissection 7 years after having undergone AVR due to aortic regurgitation associated with a dilated ascending aorta(50mm in outer diameter).
