[Annuloaortic ectasia: report of a case]

Rev Port Cardiol. 1992 Apr;11(4):369-74.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

The authors describe a case of a patient with annuloaortic ectasia (AAE) and severe aortic regurgitation. The diagnostic was made by angiography. He was submitted to a Bentall's procedure; replacement of the ascending aorta by a conduit and of aortic valve by a mechanical prosthesis with reimplantation of coronary arteries into the conduit. The only complication was atrial fibrillation with fast ventricular response. Nowadays he is clinically well, in NYHA class I. The authors make some considerations about AAE, its surgical treatment and its results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Aortic Diseases / pathology*
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery
  • Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Dilatation, Pathologic / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged