Homograft replacement of aortic valve and ascending aorta in a patient with non-specific giant cell aortitis.
- 1 May 1977
- Vol. 39 (5) , 581-585
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.39.5.581
Abstract
A case of giant cell aortitis causing ascending aortic aneurysm associated with aortic regurgitation is reported. The aneurysm was excised and the aortic valve replaced using a fresh homograft. The patient was followed up for 3 1/2 yr. There is good evidence of correction of the hemodynamic lesion and no evidence of further arteritis or aneurysmal formation. The pathological and clinical problems of this disease are discussed.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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