Open AccessEarly type A dissection with the aortic connector device
Author(s) -
Kenji Okada,
Taijiro Sueda,
Kazumasa Orihashi,
Katsuhiko Imai
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.02.025
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , dissection (medical) , surgery , cardiology , aorta
A 75-year-old woman who had suffered type B dissection had coronary artery bypass grafting surgery using a mechanical aortic connector. Four days after the operation, she had a sudden syncope. CT demonstrated type A dissection, and an emergency operation was done, and postoperative course was uneventful. This case demonstrates that this connector should be used carefully in patients with a history of type B dissection.
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