title: [Aortic valve replacement in a case of Takayasu's disease with polydistributed localization].
abstract: We report a case of a 49 year-old woman suffering from severe aortic regurgitation due to Takayasu's disease involving the ascending and abdominal aorta and the brachial arteries. The patient was managed successfully with aortic valve replacement. Considering the Literature data, the pathogenesis of the aortic insufficiency and the main surgical and anaesthesiologic problems related to the Takayasu's disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi G. D'Annunzio, Chieti.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santarelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bosco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Giammarco
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Artese
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Glieca
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maddestra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scipioni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Possati
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Calafiore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*