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Operative Management of Atherosclerotic Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient with Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Author(s) -
Olearchyk Andrew S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.4091_11.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bicuspid aortic valve , ascending aorta , cardiology , aortic valve , aneurysm , aortic aneurysm , aorta , surgery
Abstract An adult patient with a congenital bicuspid aortic valve, an aneurysm, and a calcific atherosclerotic plaque of the ascending aorta, underwent an aortic valve replacement, a vertical reduction aortoplasty, an endarterectomy, and a distal external synthetic wrapping.