title: Two-stage repair for aortic regurgitation complicated by severe coarctation of the thoracoabdominal aorta due to Takayasu's arteritis.
abstract: Takayasu's arteritis is a rare inflammatory aortoarteritis of unknown etiology and causes stenoocclusive disease of the aorta and its branches as well as aortic regurgitation. A surgical case of Takayasu's arteritis is presented. A 56-year-old female exhibited aortic regurgitation complicated by severe coarctation of the thoracoabdominal aorta due to Takayasu's arteritis. In this case, a 2-staged repair, consisting of an axillofemoral bypass and an aortic valve replacement, was successfully performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama-city, Japan. dr-kenji@po.iijnet.or.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minakata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*