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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2023; 11(04): 162-163
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774415
Images in Aortic Diseases

“Natural” History of Operated Type A Aortic Dissection

Gian B. Danzi
1   Department of Medicine, Ospedale di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
,
Alberto Carrozza
2   Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
,
Silvia Frattini
1   Department of Medicine, Ospedale di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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Abstract

We describe the case of a 66-year-old gentleman with a previous replacement of the ascending aorta for an acute Type A aortic dissection who did not attend any scheduled follow-up visit. Seventeen years later, he presented to our institution with severe aortic regurgitation and with a giant aneurysmal dilation of the abdominal aorta.

Keywords

aortic dissection - surgical repair - aneurysm


Publication History

Received: 17 October 2022

Accepted: 19 July 2023

Article published online:
10 November 2023

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