Aortic aneurysm formation five decades after tetralogy of Fallot repair.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.029.
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Abstract
Surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot is recognized as one of the most successful palliative cardiac surgical procedures. We report a patient in whom cystic medial necrosis developed 50 years after tetralogy of Fallot repair that caused a pathologic ascending aortic aneurysm requiring operative repair. Thus, long-term clinical follow-up along with echocardiography, when indicated, is mandatory in patients undergoing tetralogy of Fallot repair.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Bioprosthesis
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Postoperative Complications
- Tetralogy of Fallot