[Surgical treatment without extracorporeal circulation of artery disease related to Takayasu's arteritis involving the aorta and great vessels].
We report the cases of 2 female patients with Takayasu's arteritis referred to our service with lesions affecting the descending thoracic aorta and great vessels. One of the patients had a critical obstructive lesion in the left coronary ostium. Both patients underwent surgery without extracorporeal circulation, with full heparinization and autotransfusion.
Milani
Rodrigo
R
Santa Casa de Misericórdia, PUC, Curitiba, PR. grmilani@cardiol.br
Brofman
Paulo
P
Sandri
Tayse
T
Varela
Alexandre
A
Souza
José Augusto
JA
Emed
Luiz Gustavo
LG
Silveira
Stefan da
Sd
Dantas
Marcelo
M
Guimarães
Maximiliano
M
Pontarolli
Rafael
R
Maia
Francisco
F
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000601:surgery*