Nose-shaped mass in the ascending aorta.
Emilio Osorio-JaramilloAndreas StrasslAlfred KocherGuenther LauferThomas HaberlPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)
A 79-year-old man was referred for urgent coronary artery bypass grafting. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed an atypically nose-shaped contrast defect, which intraoperatively turned out to be an atheromatous plaque. Its preoperative detection allowed us to prevent an adverse cerebral event. This case highlights that a thorough preoperative work-up should ideally include a CT angiography, in patients where atherosclerotic changes are to be expected.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- computed tomography
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- magnetic resonance imaging
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- patients undergoing
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- chronic kidney disease
- positron emission tomography
- ejection fraction
- diffusion weighted imaging
- dual energy
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- acute coronary syndrome
- single cell
- atrial fibrillation
- pulmonary hypertension
- real time pcr