Successful reoperation for ascending aorta and arch aneurysm in a Jehovah's Witness.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A young woman of the Jehovah's Witness faith presented with a rupturing aneurysm of the ascending aorta and transverse aortic arch. She had Marfan syndrome and previous aortic valve replacement. Despite reoperation conditions, successful operation via median sternotomy was carried out using deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Aortic Rupture
- Christianity
- Heart Arrest, Induced