Acute dissection of ascending aorta after aortic valve replacement


YAVUZ Ş., Celkan M., Mavi M., Türk T., GÖNCÜ M. T., Özdemir I.

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.48-50, 2001 (Scopus)

Özet

A 57-year-old man who had aortic insufficiency with mild dilatation (36 mm) of the ascending aorta but no evidence of aortic wall degeneration, developed acute dissection of the ascending aorta 6 months after aortic valve replacement. He underwent successful Dacron graft replacement of the ascending aorta.