TY - JOUR
T1 - Left main stem patch plasty and aortic root homograft in Takayasu's disease
AU - Matteucci, M. L S
AU - Iascone, Maria
AU - Gamba, Amando
AU - Daina, Erica
AU - Rescigno, Giuseppe
AU - Senni, Michele
AU - Ferrazzi, Paolo
PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic large vessel vasculitis, first described in 1908 by the Japanese ophthalmologist Takayasu, affecting more frequently young women. The typical lesions represented by aneurysmatic dilatation or obliteration, and narrowing of the arterial lumen may pose technical difficulties as well as demanding decision making for treatment. Since Jarvell first described aortic regurgitation in TA in 1954, unresolved problems still remain for aortic valve replacement, particularly because of the young age of these patients. We report the case of a 28-year-old woman, with a known history of TA, referred to our department.
AB - Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic large vessel vasculitis, first described in 1908 by the Japanese ophthalmologist Takayasu, affecting more frequently young women. The typical lesions represented by aneurysmatic dilatation or obliteration, and narrowing of the arterial lumen may pose technical difficulties as well as demanding decision making for treatment. Since Jarvell first described aortic regurgitation in TA in 1954, unresolved problems still remain for aortic valve replacement, particularly because of the young age of these patients. We report the case of a 28-year-old woman, with a known history of TA, referred to our department.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00886-5
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00886-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 14726087
AN - SCOPUS:1642564197
VL - 77
SP - 314
EP - 317
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 1
ER -