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Acute heart failure due to large intimal flap associated with chronic aortic dissection
Author(s) -
Tobinaga Satoru,
Satoh Akira,
Shintani Yusuke,
Tanaka Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2020
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.15035
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , stenosis , cardiology , heart failure , aortic arch , dissection (medical) , surgery , aorta
Acute heart failure from aortic stenosis secondary to chronic aortic dissection is very rare. We describe a case of acute heart failure secondary to aortic arch stenosis resulting from subacute type A aortic dissection. Resection of large thickened immobile intimal flap with total aortic arch replacement was successful, and cardiac function improved.