Severe aortic wall degeneration after aortic wrapping.

Tristan EhrlichJan M FederspielRainer M BohleHans-Joachim Schäfers

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)

We report a case in whom aortic wrapping had been performed for aortic dilatation. Ten years later, further progression of aortic root diameter was documented (root size of 66 mm). We performed complete replacement of the proximal aorta. Macroscopically and microscopically, there was extreme degeneration and thinning of the aorta under the graft.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
pulmonary artery
aortic dissection
left ventricular
coronary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
climate change