A case of marked dilatation of cerebral arteries and capillary beds associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease—A case report

Hirofumi Oyama; Masaki Matsushima; Akira Ikeda; Hajime Sakurai; Kenkou Maeda; Yuusuke Nishimura; Shigekazu Nakamura

doi:10.1007/s00547-005-2003-4

International Journal of Angiology, Table of Contents

Int J Angiol 2005; 14(2): 105-107
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-005-2003-4

A case of marked dilatation of cerebral arteries and capillary beds associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease—A case report

Hirofumi Oyama¹ , Masaki Matsushima² , Akira Ikeda¹ , Hajime Sakurai³ , Kenkou Maeda¹ , Yuusuke Nishimura¹ , Shigekazu Nakamura¹

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
²Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
³Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

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Abstract

A case of marked dilatation of cerebral arteries and capillary beds associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease is reported. Computed tomography revealed many cyanosis-induced tortuous vessels in the basal cistern at 12 years old, and cerebral angiography verified the diffuse marked dilatation of main trunks, perforating arteries, and capillary beds at 15 years old. After the ventriculoperitoneal shunt was performed for the venous congestion–induced hydrocephalus, cerebral hemorrhaging occured three times, in which cyanosis-derived vasodilatation and venous hypertension were suggested to be involved.

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