[Abdominal aorta aneurysms discovered in cardiac rehabilitation]

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2017 Nov;66(5):335-337. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2017.09.009. Epub 2017 Oct 16.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We reported two cases of unusual discovery of asymptomatic surgical abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) after a coronary artery bypass graft and a valve surgery. Attending cardiac rehabilitation, the patients were transferred for prompt surgery. Beyond these observations, it is of great importance that screening of AAA could be done during echocardiography.

Keywords: Abdominal aorta aneurysm; Anévrisme de l’aorte abdominale; Cardiac rehabilitation; Réadaptation cardiaque.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnosis*
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male