Severe mitral regurgitation coexisting with descending thoracic aorta aneurysm: staged approach using endovascular repair.
We describe the case of a 67-year-old man who was referred for the management of severe mitral valve regurgitation and coronary artery disease. Further workup revealed a descending thoracic aorta aneurysm. He underwent mitral valve replacement with coronary artery bypass surgery and, at a second stage, endovascular stent graft repair of the descending thoracic aorta aneurysm.
Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Center, Athens, Greece. fotiosmitropoulos@yahoo.com
Fotios
F
Mitropoulos
Constadina
C
Aggeli
Meletios
M
Kanakis
Christodoulos
C
Stefanadis
D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents