Cabrol shunt for iatrogenic aortic dissection: evaluation with cardiac 64-slice CT

Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection during cardiac surgery.

We reviewed our experience of intraoperative type A aortic dissection during cardiovascular surgery. From January 1998 to May 2009, intraoperative aortic dissection occurred in 10 of 3421 cardiac surgical patients (M:F=4:6, 62.4+/-8.0 years). Preoperative diagnoses were valvular heart disease (n=6), ischemic heart disease (n=2), combined disease (n=1) and aortic aneurysm (n=1). All underwent to...

64-Slice Cardiovascular CT Angiography: A Clinical Accuracy Evaluation

Case Report: Identification of a Small Valsalva Sinus Pseudoaneurysm Following Type A Aortic Dissection Using 64 Slice CT Angiography

Pseudoaneurysms are rare complications occurring after prosthetic ascending or aortic arch replacement for the treatment of dissections, aneurysms and aortic dilatation with or without aortic valve pathology, and are a consequence of suture line weakness and increased tissue fragility. However, in cases of thoracic aorta reconstructive surgery, the occurrence of false aneurysms or dissections o...

Aortic regurgitation: assessment with 64-section CT.

PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate diagnostic accuracy of 64-section computed tomography (CT) for evaluation of aortic regurgitation (AR), with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) as reference. MATERIALS AND METHODS The institutional review board approved this study; written informed consent was obtained. Thirty patients (23 men, seven women; mean age, 56.6 years) with AR underwent TTE and re...

Comparison of 64-Slice CT with Gated SPECT for Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function

Precise and reliable assessment of left ventricular (LV) function and dimensions is prognostically important in cardiac patients. As the integration of SPECT and multislice CT into hybrid scanners will promote the combined use of both techniques in the same patient, a comparison of the 2 methods is pertinent. We aimed at comparing LV dimensions, muscle mass, and function obtained by electrocard...