Chronic Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: 40‐Year Follow‐Up | Zendy

Iddriss Adam | Zendy; Ziganshin Bulat A. | Zendy; Tranquilli Maryann | Zendy; Elefteriades John A. | Zendy

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Chronic Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: 40‐Year Follow‐Up

Author(s) -

Iddriss Adam,

Ziganshin Bulat A.,

Tranquilli Maryann,

Elefteriades John A.

Publication year - 2015

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/jocs.12573

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , aneurysm , thoracic aortic aneurysm , surgery , conservative management , aortic aneurysm , aortic rupture , radiology

Traumatic aortic injury is a rare but potentially lethal condition. Those few patients who survive the acute phase of injury usually progress to form a chronic aneurysm. Few guidelines exist on the management of chronic traumatic aortic aneurysms. Here, we describe the conservative management of a patient with a traumatic thoracic aortic aneurysm who has remained asymptomatic for 40 years. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12573 (J Card Surg 2015;30:586–588)

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