title: Onset of neoaortic root dilation 18 years after an arterial switch operation.
abstract: It has been claimed that neoaortic root dilatation or enlargement with aortic regurgitation is progressive until 11 years after an arterial switch operation. We report a case of neoaortic root dilatation onset occurring 18 years after operation and discuss the pathological features and the possible acting mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Shi-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Amihay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shinfeld
authors.forename: Salis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tager
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raanani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*