Perforated Descending Aorta Treated by Graft Replacement in a Patient with Heart Failure

31-year-old male with no past medical history apart from high blood pressure noted by GP one week prior to admission presented with a three-week history of a flu-like illness and symptoms of heart failure with severe global left ventricular dilation and dysfunction on Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE). Two weeks following admission he complained of left arm pain and CT upper limb confirmed embolic occlusion of the left brachial artery and incidental severe coarctation of the proximal descending aorta after the origin of the left subclavian artery. Follow-up TTE suggested the presence of coarctation of the aorta on a suprasternal view which was not performed at the time of his first TTE. His heart failure and blood pressure responded very well to medical therapy and he has been referred for surgical correction of his aortic coarctation.

Download Full-text

Response to Letter to the Editor re 'Impact of Prosthetic Graft Replacement of the Ascending Aorta on Circumferential Strain in the Descending Aorta'

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.ejvs.2019.10.018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 157

Author(s):

Lisa Q. Rong ◽

Jonathan W. Weinsaft

Keyword(s):

Circumferential Strain ◽

Prosthetic Graft ◽

Ascending Aorta ◽

Graft Replacement ◽

Descending Aorta ◽

Letter To The Editor

Download Full-text

Immediate Impact of Prosthetic Graft Replacement of the Ascending Aorta on Circumferential Strain in the Descending Aorta

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.ejvs.2019.05.003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 58 (4) ◽

pp. 521-528 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Lisa Q. Rong ◽

Maria C. Palumbo ◽

Mohamed Rahouma ◽

Massimiliano Meineri ◽

Gabriel R. Arguelles ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Circumferential Strain ◽

Prosthetic Graft ◽

Ascending Aorta ◽

Graft Replacement ◽

Descending Aorta

Download Full-text

A congenital fistula between the descending aorta and the right pulmonary vein in a neonate presenting with heart failure

Cardiology in the Young ◽

10.1017/s1047951107000583 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 563-564 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Suhair O. Shebani ◽

Mohammad D. Khan ◽

Magdi A. Tofeig

Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Pulmonary Vein ◽

Thoracic Aorta ◽

Cardiac Failure ◽

Cardiac Catheterisation ◽

Newborn Baby ◽

Descending Thoracic Aorta ◽

Descending Aorta ◽

The Right ◽

Congenital Fistula

AbstractWe report a large congenital fistula connecting the descending thoracic aorta to the right upper pulmonary vein in a newborn baby presenting on the seventh day of life with cardiac failure and a continuous murmur heard posteriorly. The fistula was detected echocardiographically, and shown at cardiac catheterisation not to be suitable for percutaneous occlusion. The anatomy of the fistula was confirmed at surgery, when it was ligated successfully.

Download Full-text