Late dissection of pulmonary autograft treated by valve-sparing aortic root replacement.

Autor: Venkataraman R; Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Frontier Lifeline and Dr K.M. Cherian Heart Foundation, R-30-C Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Mogappair, Chennai, India. rajeshtkv@yahoo.com, Vaidyanathan KR, Sankar MN, Cherian KM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of cardiac surgery [J Card Surg] 2009 Jul-Aug; Vol. 24 (4), pp. 443-5.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00764.x
Abstrakt: Dissection of the pulmonary autograft is an extremely rare complication requiring emergent treatment as there is a chance of rupture and proximal aortic involvement. The autograft dissection can involve the aortic annulus, causing separation of leaflets from the annulus in addition to causing annular dilatation, thereby precluding resuspension of leaflets. The usual treatment in such cases is to perform the Bentall procedure, which involves placing a valved conduit (usually mechanical valve) and thereby necessitating anticoagulation. This report describes a case of successful valve-sparing aortic root replacement following the Ross procedure with dissection of autograft.
Databáze: MEDLINE