W ITH the development of successful surgical treatment of dissecting aortic aneurysm," 2 accurate diagnosis of this condition has become increasingly important. Pain in the torso, usually in the chest or back, is considered to be a classical feature of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, but reliance on the presence of pain may result in unnecessary delay in diagnosis and treatment. Without treat...

OBJECTIVE To compare results of dilatation of native coarctation of the aorta with and without stent implantation. DESIGN Open, observational, non-randomised study. PATIENTS 54 consecutive adult patients: 32 with balloon angioplasty alone (group 1) and 22 with stent placement (group 2). INTERVENTIONS Balloon dilatation from 1995 to 1997; dilatation with Palmaz stent placement from 1997 to...

Coarctation of aorta and sinus of Valsalva aneurysm are frequently missed congenital cardiac defects that their diagnosis might be delayed. To our knowledge, coincidence of these cardiac defects is unusual and has not been reported in the literature before. Here, we present a patient with coarctation of aorta and ruptured noncoronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm leading to aorto-right atrial fist...

W ITH the development of successful surgical treatment of dissecting aortic aneurysm," 2 accurate diagnosis of this condition has become increasingly important. Pain in the torso, usually in the chest or back, is considered to be a classical feature of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, but reliance on the presence of pain may result in unnecessary delay in diagnosis and treatment. Without treat...

Methods 1217 patients with BAV were treated in the Institute during 2003−2012. There were 902 (74.1%) males. Patients age ranged from 3 days to 76 years, mean 50.2 ± 9,8 years. Aneurysm of ascending aorta took place in 380 (31.2%) pts, 39 (10,3%) of them admitted with dissection. We use: balloon valvuloplasty in 82 (8.1%) patients. Different operative interventions were fulfilled to the rest :1...

Aortic coarctation is quite a common congenital disease and very often associated with other cardiac malformations. A 21-year-old patient presented to our observation with aortic coarctation, aortic valve regurgitation on a dilated aortic root and chronic atrial fibrillation. We performed a two-step operation: the aortic coarctation was treated first and 1 month later a Bentall procedure associ...

A ortic coarctation was one of the first types of congenital heart diseases to be treated successfully with surgery. Despite initial optimism, surgical relief of aortic narrowing does not cure the underlying vascular problem. Patients with previously repaired coarctation have a significantly reduced life expectancy and continue to be at risk of major complications throughout life including hype...

BACKGROUND The use of balloon coarctation angioplasty instead of surgery as treatment for unoperated coarctation of the aorta is controversial. The efficacy and complications of the two procedures have not been studied before in a prospective fashion. METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty-six patients were prospectively randomized to either angioplasty (20 patients) or surgery (16 patients). Immediate r...