Successful Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection in an Octogenarian With Double Aortic Arch

Sanford M Zeigler; William Hiesinger

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.082

Successful Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection in an Octogenarian With Double Aortic Arch

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Jan;107(1):e19-e21. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.082. Epub 2018 Jul 2.

Authors

Sanford M Zeigler¹, William Hiesinger²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address: zeigle@musc.edu.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

PMID: 30558737
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.082

Abstract

An 80-year-old woman was transferred to our institution with a subacute type A aortic dissection and a previously undiagnosed double aortic arch. The patient underwent successful repair with aortic valve resuspension, ascending aortic replacement, and repair of the proximal right-sided arch. This is the first reported case of a type A dissection associated with a double aortic arch in the United States.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Aneurysm / complications
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / complications
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Computed Tomography Angiography
Elective Surgical Procedures
Female
Hospitals, High-Volume
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Subclavian Artery / abnormalities
Vascular Ring / complications
Vascular Ring / diagnostic imaging
Vascular Ring / surgery*