False aortic aneurysm at site of previous coarctation repair: the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance

J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2003 Jul;5(3):501-4. doi: 10.1081/jcmr-120022266.

Abstract

We describe a 37-year-old who presented with hemoptysis. Twenty-one years previously he had undergone Dacron patch aortoplasty for coarctation. Initial investigations failed to reveal the cause of the hemoptysis. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) demonstrated an aneurysm at the site of the repair. He underwent successful repair of the aneurysm with a Gelseal interpositional graft.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Coarctation / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis / adverse effects
  • Hemoptysis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Failure