title: [Aneurysm of the subclavian artery after operatively corrected coarctation of the aorta: 20 years of follow-up and review of the current literature].
abstract: We report of long-term follow-up of a combined fusiform aneurysm of the right subclavian artery extending to the thyreocervical trunk (3.2 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm (width x height x depth)) in a 33-year old patient. As a newborn, the clinical diagnosis of an aortic isthmus stenosis was made without need for intervention at this stage. Further development of the child remained unremarkable until the age of eleven years when he experienced dizziness after sporting activities. Due to clinically proven progress, cardiac catheterization was performed and confirmed the initial diagnosis of a juxtaductale stenosis of the aortic isthmus, which was operated thereafter with an end-to-end anastomosis. Furthermore, an aneurysm of the right subclavian artery was revealed. Since then, non-invasive routine follow-up showed no significant worsening of this aneurysm, which extends to the thyreocervical trunk. The patient has been event free and completely asymptomatic. This case report illustrates the more than twenty years of follow-up of an asymptomatic combined fusiform aneurysm of the subclavian artery and thyreocervical trunk and provides a review of the literature on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik C, Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum München, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, 48149 Münster, Germany. mapaul@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grude
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bachmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotthoff
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fischbach
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hammel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Breithardt
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wichter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013348:Subclavian Artery
vernacular_title: Aneurysma der Arteria subclavia nach Korrektur einer Aortenisthmusstenose. 20-jähriger Langzeitverlauf und Literaturübersicht.