title: [Aortic dissection and annulo-aortic ectasia complicating systemic lupus erythematousus; report of a case].
abstract: A 31-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus had received long term steroid therapy. He had no compliant, but magnetic resonance imaging showed aortic dissection and annulo-aortic ectasia. Echocardiogram showed severe aortic regurgitation. Therefore aortic root replacement was performed. A histological study of the aortic wall demonstrated myxomatous degeneration in the media. He recovered uneventfully, except for receiving continious hemodia filtration during 4 days after the operation
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ezure
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okonogi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takihara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male