Aortic dissection in a cardiac allograft recipient: a case report

Ascending aortic dissection is rare in cardiac allograft recipients. Only two patients with dissection arising from the native aorta have been reported previously and, unfortunately, the diagnosis was made postmortem in each instance. We report the first case of successful surgical treatment of aort...

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Published in:	The Journal of heart and lung transplantation Vol. 14; no. 5; p. 1003
Main Authors:	Pak, P H, Gillinov, A M, Hruban, R H, Rosenthal, L S, Rosengard, B R, Augustine, S M, Achuff, S C, Laschinger, J C, Kasper, E K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-1995
Subjects:	Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis Aneurysm, Dissecting - etiology Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery Aortic Aneurysm - diagnosis Aortic Aneurysm - etiology Aortic Aneurysm - surgery Heart Transplantation - adverse effects Humans Male Middle Aged
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Summary:	Ascending aortic dissection is rare in cardiac allograft recipients. Only two patients with dissection arising from the native aorta have been reported previously and, unfortunately, the diagnosis was made postmortem in each instance. We report the first case of successful surgical treatment of aortic dissection confined to the donor aorta in a recipient of an orthotopic cardiac allograft.
ISSN:	1053-2498