title: Repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm using reduction aortoplasty in a Jehovah's Witness.
abstract: Reduction ascending aortoplasty has been advocated as a possible alternative to traditional graft replacement for treatment of aneurysms of the ascending aorta and root. We report a case of a 58-year-old Jehovah's Witness female, with a 5.5-cm ascending aortic aneurysm and critical aortic stenosis. She underwent aortic valve replacement and reduction aortoplasty buttressed with a Dacron graft. We reviewed the history and contemporary applications of this technique and concluded that aortic reduction with externally supported aortoplasty may represent a viable option to treat Jehovah's Witness patients with ascending aorta and root aneurysm.
authors: Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA. Domenico-Calcaterra@uiowa.edu
authors: Domenico
authors: D
authors: Calcaterra
authors: Kenichi
authors: K
authors: Ueda
authors: Samad
authors: S
authors: Hashimi
authors: Talitha
authors: T
authors: Brown
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Calva
mesh_terms: D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000941:ethics; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000941:ethics*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates