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Repair of an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Using Reduction Aortoplasty in a Jehovah's Witness
Author(s) -
Calcaterra Domenico,
Ueda Kenichi,
Hashimi Samad,
Brown Talitha,
Calva Daniel
Publication year - 2011
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.1540-8191.2011.01245.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending aorta , aortic root , surgery , aneurysm , reduction (mathematics) , stenosis , aortic aneurysm , aorta , aortic valve , cardiology , geometry , mathematics
Reduction ascending aortoplasty has been advocated as a possible alternative to traditional graft replacement for treatment of aneurysms of the ascending aorta and root. We report a case of a 58‐year‐old Jehovah's Witness female, with a 5.5‐cm ascending aortic aneurysm and critical aortic stenosis. She underwent aortic valve replacement and reduction aortoplasty buttressed with a Dacron graft. We reviewed the history and contemporary applications of this technique and concluded that aortic reduction with externally supported aortoplasty may represent a viable option to treat Jehovah's Witness patients with ascending aorta and root aneurysm. (J Card Surg 2011;26:313‐315)