aortic aneurysm is a rare but potentially lethal complication during pregnancy. in this article we described a 30-year-old woman with a large size descending aorta aneurysm (11 cm in length and 5.6 cm in its greatest diameter), who had two term uncomplicated pregnancies. the patient received prophylactic ß-blocker drug during her second pregnancy. both pregnancies were terminated by caesarean s...

introduction aortic surgery has made much progress recently. yet the combination of aortic surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting has remained a major issue for the surgeons. patient and observation herein, we present a case of severe aortic insufficiency with aortic aneurysm concomitant with single coronary artery disease on the right coronary artery. the patient underwent bentall procedu...

The combination of coarctation of the aorta and aortic valvular stenosis is not well known, although the association of coarctation with aortic incompetence is generally recognized and usually attributed to an incompetent bicuspid aortic valve. Abbot (1928), in her review of coarctation, did not discuss its association with aortic valvular stenosis. However, she reported four cases of sub-aorti...

Since the first successful surgical repair was performed in 1944 by Crafoord, 2) various methods including operative and transcatheter approaches have been developed with excellent outcomes. Neonates with severe CoA present with heart failure and shock after closure of the ductus arteriosus and deteriorate rapidly if left untreated. However, patients with less severe CoA may not be diagnosed un...

Salmonella mycotic aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta are exceedingly rare. There are few case reports and even fewer reports of long term survival. The case of a 68-year-old female presenting with a mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta caused by Salmonella species is described, which involved successful surgical intervention.

A54-year-old white woman with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, bicuspid aortic valve, and a previously repaired aortic coarctation in adulthood underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest to evaluate her surgical repair after an episode of chest pain. Her original repair consisted of a coarctectomy with placement of a side-to-side graft. The CT scan rev...

BACKGROUND After repair of aortic coarctation, patients may develop restenosis, aneurysms, and pseudoaneurysms at the site of prior repair. We assessed the outcomes of late reintervention on the descending aorta after aortic coarctation repair. METHODS AND RESULTS From March 1954 to July 2008, 130 patients had operations or endovascular procedures on the descending aorta after previous coarct...

OBJECTIVE To examine the health and lifestyle of a group of patients who had repair of coarctation of the aorta 20-44 years ago (these were the first such operations in the United Kingdom) and to see how the results would influence current management strategies. DESIGN Attempts were made to contact all patients by questionnaire. They were then requested to attend for a clinical examination. ...

OBJECTIVES To study the trend in incidence of aneurysms of the abdominal aorta in The Netherlands during the past two decades. SETTING The Dutch population from 1972 to 1992. DESIGN Analysis of all hospital admissions and deaths due to aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. OUTCOME MEASURES Age adjusted and age specific mortality and discharge rates. In-hospital mortality after surgery upon an...

A retrospective analysis of 44 cases of ruptured anaeurysm of the abdominal aorta showed that only 14 were correctly diagnosed when admitted to hospital. The diagnosis was established in the ward after admission in 14 cases, in the operating theatre in one, and at necropsy in 15. The various clinical presentations are described, since early diagnosis and operation are essential to save life. Aw...