Successful treatment of atypical type A aortic dissection after heart transplantation.

Abstract

We report a case of a 58-year-old female with Stanford type A aortic dissection sparring the donor aorta 2 years after heart transplantation. Lumbar spine magnetic resonance examination for low back pain discovered the aortic dissection which was confirmed by following computed tomography angiography. The patient received surgical treatment including total arc replacement and thoracic aortic endovascular repair and recovered well.

• Authors: Shenglei Shu, Lan Cheng, Jing Wang, Chuansheng Zheng
• Journal: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg) Vol. 34 Issue 2 Pg. 336-338 (01 18 2022) ISSN: 1569-9285 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 34557912 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

Topics

• Aortic Dissection (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
• Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation (adverse effects, methods)
• Endovascular Procedures (methods)
• Female
• Heart Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Stents
• Treatment Outcome