False aortic aneurysm at site of previous coarctation repair: the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
We describe a 37-year-old who presented with hemoptysis. Twenty-one years previously he had undergone Dacron patch aortoplasty for coarctation. Initial investigations failed to reveal the cause of the hemoptysis. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) demonstrated an aneurysm at the site of the repair. He underwent successful repair of the aneurysm with a Gelseal interpositional graft.
Elkington
Andrew G
AG
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK.
Thorne
Sara
S
Mohiaddin
Raad H
RH
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure