title: Asymptomatic aortic dissection late after aortic valve replacement.
abstract: Aortic dissection (AD) in patient with prostetic aortic valve is a rare but potentially fatal complication. Predictors of the occurrence of AD after aortic valve replacement (AVR) include fragility and thinning of the ascending aorta, aortic dilatation, aortic regurgitation (AR) and high blood pressure before AVR operation. AD is usually symptomatic, but rarely asymptomatic.We presented a case of asymptomatic AD seen in routine echocardiographic examination at 15 years after the AVR surgery.
authors: Sakarya Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, 54100 Sakarya/ Turkey.
authors: Saadet
authors: S
authors: Demirtas
authors: Altug
authors: A
authors: Osken
authors: Mehmet Bulent
authors: MB
authors: Vatan
authors: Ibrahim
authors: I
authors: Kocayigit
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authors: Y
authors: Can
authors: Levend
authors: L
authors: Edis
authors: Yasemin
authors: Y
authors: Gunduz
authors: Huseyin
authors: H
authors: Gunduz
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