Two Years Survival of Dissecting Ascending Aortic Aneurysm With Medical Treatment

Two Years Survival of Dissecting Ascending Aortic Aneurysm With Medical Treatment

Aortic dissections in the acute phase have a dramatic outcome, especially those in the ascending and arcus segments. The fate of these dissections in the chronic phase is not well established. We describe a case treated medically for over two years and then successfully repaired surgically.

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 1999-06, Vol.7 (2), p.156-157
Hauptverfasser: Gol, M Kamil, Saritas, Ahmet, Kucuker, Seref A, Tasdemir, Oguz, Bayazit, Kemal
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Aortic dissections in the acute phase have a dramatic outcome, especially those in the ascending and arcus segments. The fate of these dissections in the chronic phase is not well established. We describe a case treated medically for over two years and then successfully repaired surgically.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/021849239900700222