title: Aortic root and ascending aortic aneurysm in an adult with a repaired tetralogy of fallot.
abstract: Surgical repair of the tetralogy of Fallot is one of the most successful operations in the treatment of congenital heart diseases. We report the case of a 65-year-old man who had an aortic valve replacement at the time of complete repair of the tetralogy of Fallot at the age of forty-three. He subsequently had progressive aortic root and ascending aorta dilation to 9 cm. The aortic root and ascending aorta replacement was done using a composite valve-graft and was performed along with other procedures. Thus, meticulous follow-up of aortic root and ascending aorta after corrective surgery for tetralogy of Fallot is recommended following initial curative surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Sik
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chan-Young
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Jong Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Jin Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yang