title: Severe aortic valve regurgitation due to Takayasu's aortoarteritis in a child.
abstract: An 8-year-old Japanese boy with severe aortic valve regurgitation was treated by the Ross procedure with use of the full root technique. Takayasu's aortoarteritis was diagnosed 2 months after the operation. At 8 months after the operation, follow-up echocardiography revealed an aortic root pseudoaneurysm, which was surgically repaired. At 24 months after operation, the patient continues to receive prednisolone, azathioprine, and cyclophosphamide and is in good health, with good pulmonary autograft function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Hospital, Hyogo, Japan. skfuji@pearl.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamuro
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Kousuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: Nobuhisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakazaki
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukuda
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone
keywords: 26; 35