Late Giant Aortic Root Aneurysm Following Aortic Valve Replacement
Abstract
A 74-year-old female with previous permanent pacemaker insertion for complete heart block and no history of connective tissue disease presented to our regional cardiothoracic center with progressive exertional shortness of breath. Nine years later, when the patient was 83 years old, a computed tomography scan of the thoracic aorta revealed an isolated aneurysm of the aortic root measuring 7.6 × 5.1 cm at the sinus of Valsalva.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1118 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 59 - 61
Submitted on: Apr 17, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 22, 2022
Published on: Jul 20, 2022
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2022 Rabia Azam, Metesh Acharya, Sonam Vadera, William Adair, Giovanni Mariscalco, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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