Hemolytic Anemia After an Aortic Dissection Treated With a Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement

Daniel de Castro; Juan E de Villarreal-Soto; Elsa Carolina Ríos; Sara Lozano; Javier Ortega-Marcos; Alberto Forteza-Gil

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101921

Hemolytic Anemia After an Aortic Dissection Treated With a Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Jun 12:18:101921. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101921. eCollection 2023 Jul 19.

Authors

Daniel de Castro¹, Juan E de Villarreal-Soto², Elsa Carolina Ríos², Sara Lozano¹, Javier Ortega-Marcos¹, Alberto Forteza-Gil²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Madrid. Spain.

Abstract

A 46-year-old man with a personal history of a repaired aortic dissection was admitted because of hemolytic anemia. The transesophageal echocardiogram displayed an accelerated flow and a residual intimal flap in the proximal descending aorta. A total arch replacement was performed, the flap was removed, and his hemolytic anemia was resolved. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: aorta; computed tomography; dissection; echocardiography; hemolytic anemia.

Publication types

Case Reports