Combined repair of adult coarctation of the aorta and aortic valvular stenosis.
A 57-year-old man with a high-grade aortic stenosis and aortic coarctation was treated with concomitant valve replacement and insertion of a conduit from the ascending aorta to the retrocardiac descending aorta via the left pleura. Because heart failure has been reported shortly after cardiopulmonary bypass using this technique, the conduit was initially clamped until the postrepair haemodynamics was stable. Computed tomography after 14 months verified patency of the shunt.
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Department of Surgery, Tromsø University Hospital, Norway. Torbjorn.Ivert@kirurgi.ki.se
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000792:Angiography; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates