title: Aortic dissection following heart transplantation.
abstract: A 75-year-old male with a previous orthotopic heart transplantation performed 28 years ago was incidentally discovered to have an asymptomatic chronic type A aortic dissection. Catheter-induced dissection during coronary angiography was believed to be the culprit factor. Aortic root replacement and aortic valve reconstruction were successfully performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hage
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Fadi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hage
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toeg
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Munir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boodhwani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: aorta and great vessels; transplant; valve repair/replacement