title: Glue aortoplasty repair of aortic dissection after coronary angioplasty.
abstract: Aortic dissection complicating percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is rare. We report the case of a 45-year-old man who after right coronary artery angioplasty with stenting, dissected that vessel to involve the aorta to the bifurcation. Surgical repair with Gelatin-Resorcinol-Formaldehyde (GRF) glue as opposed to prosthetic graft replacement of the ascending aorta was successful. The use of GRF glue is effective in the surgical treatment of aortic dissection after coronary angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgical Unit and Regional Medical Cardiology Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: MacGowan
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005780:Gelatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015607:Stents; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D012118:Resorcinols; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C027813:gelatin-resorcinol-formaldehyde tissue adhesive; D005557:Formaldehyde; D005780:Gelatin