Open AccessUrgent endovascular aortic dissection repair in a Marfan patient during COVID‐19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Yuan Xun,
Castro Verdes Mireya,
Capoccia Massimo,
Rosendahl Ulrich,
Nienaber Christoph A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4634
Subject(s) - medicine , marfan syndrome , aortic dissection , aortic repair , covid-19 , connective tissue , aortic aneurysm , surgery , dissection (medical) , pandemic , radiology , aneurysm , aorta , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Although Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair is usually applied to patients without connective tissue disorders, our case shows its potential for complicated type B aortic dissection in a Marfan patient as a feasible alternative to open redo surgery with good short‐term outcomes.