Abstract
We present three cases of communication between the false channel of an ascending aortic dissection and a right cardiac chamber in three patients that had previously been operated on for aortic valve replacement. In two cases there already was a degree of aortic dissection at the moment of surgery. Diagnosis was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography and/or aortography. Two patients developed severe cardiac failure and underwent surgery, while the other one is surviving with medical treatment.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aneurysm, False / complications
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Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
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Aneurysm, False / surgery
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Aortic Dissection / complications*
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Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
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Aortic Dissection / surgery
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Aortic Rupture / complications*
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Aortic Rupture / diagnosis
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Aortic Rupture / surgery
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Aortic Valve / surgery
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Aortography
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Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Heart Atria*
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Heart Failure / diagnosis
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Heart Failure / etiology
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Heart Valve Prosthesis
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Heart Ventricles*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Postoperative Complications