Ascending Aneurysms in Heart Transplant Patients: A Rare Opportunity to Assess Heredity Versus Biological Environment

Ascending Aneurysms in Heart Transplant Patients: A Rare Opportunity to Assess Heredity Versus Biological Environment

Three patients developed severe ascending aortic aneurysm requiring surgical resection after heart transplantation. In all 3 cases, the donor aorta of the transplant remained normal in caliber, despite the development of a large aneurysm in the native upper ascending aorta. The aneurysmal disease di...

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Veröffentlicht in:JACC. Case reports 2021-11, Vol.3 (15), p.1685-1689
Hauptverfasser: Anis, Osama, Kopf, Gary S., Ziganshin, Bulat A., Zafar, Mohammad A., Tranquilli, Maryann, Sieller, Richard, Elefteriades, John A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Three patients developed severe ascending aortic aneurysm requiring surgical resection after heart transplantation. In all 3 cases, the donor aorta of the transplant remained normal in caliber, despite the development of a large aneurysm in the native upper ascending aorta. The aneurysmal disease did not cross the suture line. ( Level of Difficulty: Advanced. )
ISSN:2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.07.010