Pseudo-aneurysm formation following balloon angioplasty for recurrent coarctation of the aorta

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas H. Joyce ◽  
Lynn B. McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Balloon Angioplasty ◽  
Coarctation Of The Aorta ◽  
Aneurysm Formation ◽  
Pseudo Aneurysm

Infective endocarditis, thoracic aortitis, and mycotic aneurysm formation complicating balloon angioplasty of aortic coarctation

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Çağrı Aykan ◽  
Mustafa Yıldız ◽  
Mehmet Özkan
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Anomaly ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Bicuspid Aortic Valve ◽  
Balloon Angioplasty ◽  
Aortic Coarctation ◽  
Mycotic Aneurysm ◽  
Coarctation Of The Aorta ◽  
Rare Congenital Anomaly ◽  
Aneurysm Formation

AbstractCoarctation of the aorta is a rare congenital anomaly usually accompanying bicuspid aortic valve. Adult patients with aortic coarctation can be managed either with surgery or percutaneously. Here we present a case of percutaneously treated aortic coarctation complicated with infective endocarditis of the aortic valve, thoracic aortitis, and thoracic mycotic aneurysm.

Arachnodactyly Heart

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-522
Author(s):  
S. G.
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Hypertrophy ◽  
Coarctation Of The Aorta ◽  
Hereditary Disease ◽  
Pathologic Finding ◽  
Cardiovascular Pathology ◽  
Cardiac Malformations ◽  
Septal Defects ◽  
Aneurysm Formation ◽  
Cardiac Decompensation ◽  
Myocardial Pathology

Cardiovascular lesions are known to be frequently associated with arachnodactyly. The most common pathologic finding is cystic medionecrosis, particularly affecting the aorta, which often gives rise to aneurysm formation. Congenital cardiac malformations have also been described in patients with arachnodactyly; the more common lesions encountered are coarctation of the aorta and septal defects. From his experience at the Gronigen Clinic, Netherlands, the author reports another, but less frequently observed, finding of myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis, in the absence of other cardiovascular pathology; this lesion leads eventually to cardiac decompensation and demise. The term "arachnodactyly heart" is proposed to designate the primary myocardial pathology in this hereditary disease.

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