A rare case of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm repair post Heart Transplantation

A rare case of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm repair post Heart Transplantation

During bicaval orthotopic heart transplant (HT), two segments of the aorta are generated, separated by a suture line. Both segments are exposed to the same systemic environment. Nevertheless, it has been observed that aneurysmal disease is confined to one of the segments of aorta. We report here a s...

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Main Authors: Helena Garcia Betinardi Bernardi, Cristhian Espinoza Romero, Vanessa Simioni Faria, Fabiana G. Marcondes-Braga, Fabio A. Gaiotto, Fernando Bacal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
Series:JHLT Open
Subjects:
Heart Transplant
Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950133424001320
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Summary:During bicaval orthotopic heart transplant (HT), two segments of the aorta are generated, separated by a suture line. Both segments are exposed to the same systemic environment. Nevertheless, it has been observed that aneurysmal disease is confined to one of the segments of aorta. We report here a successful repair of AA, confined to the donor portion of aorta, in a HT recipient after 12 years of transplant.
ISSN:2950-1334

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