Repeat Operation for Pseudoaneurysm of Left Ventricular Outflow in a Patient with Concomitant Takayasu's Arteritis and Marfan Syndrome.

Spontaneous Resolution of the Left Subclavian Artery Obstruction in Takayasu's Arteritis

Spontaneous resolution of the arterial obstruction in Takayasu's arteritis is rarely reported. We reported a case of spontaneous resolution of an obstruction of the left subclavian artery in a young female. The patient underwent a bilateral coronary patch ostioplasty for both coronary ostial lesions complicated by Takayasu's arteritis at the age of 28. Concomitant left subclavian obstruction wa...

Tracheal obstruction caused by innominate artery pseudoaneurysm in a repeat surgical patient with Marfan syndrome

Aortic arch aneurysm of Takayasu arteritis associated with entero-Behçet disease.

We report a case of a ruptured aortic arch aneurysm due to Takayasu arteritis concomitant with entero-Behçet disease. A 53-year-old woman with total left lung atelectasis underwent emergency total aortic arch replacement with a modified Bentall operation and elephant trunk procedure. The postoperative course was highly eventful. A pseudoaneurysm of the left coronary button occurred with mediast...

Anaortic Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Takayasu's Arteritis

BACKGROUND Coronary involvement in Takayasu's arteritis is a rare but fatal disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the early and mid-term results of Takayasu's arteritis patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). MATERIALS AND METHODS Of 2,280 patients who underwent isolated CABG from January 1998 to June 2012, Takayasu's arteritis was identified in 5 patients. The...

Late complications after Cabrol technique in a case with Marfan syndrome

A patient with Marfan syndrome underwent aortic root replacement with the Cabrol technique at 37 years of age. She underwent a surgical repair for an aneurysm in the right coronary at 58 years of age, followed by a surgical repair for a pseudoaneurysm of the left coronary artery at 64 years of age.