High-risk repair of ascending aortic aneurysm due to giant cell aortitis.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2007
Abstract
Giant cell arteritis increases the risk of developing a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in octogenarians carries a profound increase in postoperative morbidity and mortality. We report the successful repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm in an 83-year-old woman with a history of treatment for temporal arteritis and pathologic evidence of giant cell aortitis.
Volume
15
Issue
3
First Page
252
Last Page
254
ISSN
1816-5370
Published In/Presented At
Atluri, P., & Woo, Y. J. (2007). High-risk repair of ascending aortic aneurysm due to giant cell aortitis. Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals, 15(3), 252–254. https://doi.org/10.1177/021849230701500318
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
17541000
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article
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