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Ascending aorta impending rupture: successful surgical management in a patient with type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19741548     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an inherited disorder of the connective tissue characterized by increased elasticity of the skin, hypermobile joints and fragility of the vascular system. Vascular complications in these patients, requiring surgical repair, can be life-threatening with high perioperative morbidity and mortality. Reports of successful treatment of aortic ruptures or dissections in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients are rare. We describe our surgical technique and precautions in an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patient with a contained rupture of the ascending aorta, requiring emergency surgical intervention.
Authors:
Aladdin Yilmaz; Thomas Dessing; Luca Botta
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.)     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1558-2035     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-30     Completed Date:  2010-10-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101259752     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  610-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aortic Aneurysm / etiology,  pathology,  surgery*
Aortic Rupture / etiology,  pathology,  surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / complications*,  pathology,  surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome

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