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Repair of an aneurysm of the ascending aorta and arch in an infant with Loeys‐Dietz syndrome
Author(s) -
Jaiswal Pratiksha,
Shetty Varun,
Patel Ebrahim,
Shetty Deviprasad
Publication year - 2018
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.13605
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending aorta , aneurysm , aortic aneurysm , aortic arch , marfan syndrome , surgery , aorta
Aortic aneurysms in childhood are rare disease entities and are usually seen in patients with genetic connective tissue disorders such as Marfans, Ehler‐Danlos, and Loeys‐Dietz syndrome (LDS). Patients affected with LDS present early in life and have a rapid disease progression. We report a case of repair of an ascending and aortic arch aneurysm in an infant with Loeys‐Dietz syndrome.