Presentation of a pseudoaneurysm as a supravalvular aortic stenosis 20 years after aortic root reconstruction

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1998 Apr;13(4):481-3. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00026-8.

Abstract

A 36-year-old patient was referred because of fatigue and decreased exercise tolerance 20 years after separate aortic valve replacement and aortic root reconstruction. The presence of a loud systolic ejection murmur and persistent left ventricular hypertrophy led to the diagnosis of severe supravalvular aortic flow obstruction by indirect compression of a large pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aorta / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Valve
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Time Factors