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Real-time three dimensional echocardiography in the postoperative follow-up of type-A aortic dissection--a case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19962274     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Aortic dissection is a fearful complication with extremely high mortality in young patients with Marfan syndrome. Successful aortic emergency surgery increases the life expectancy of these patients, yet it does not prevent disease progression and late complications. Therefore, long-term imaging follow-up of both reconstructed and chronically dissected aortic segments is mandatory. This case report illustrates the potential role of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography as a supplement to conventional postoperative follow-up in aortic dissection that provides valuable spatial and functional information.
Authors:
Denisa Muraru; Luigi P Badano; Lorenzo Del Mestre; Pasquale Gianfagna; Alessandro Proclemer; Ugolino Livi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2009-12-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1097-6795     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-25     Completed Date:  2010-08-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8801388     Medline TA:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  682.e1-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 American Society of Echocardiography. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Prof Dr C. C. Iliescu Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aneurysm, Dissecting / surgery,  ultrasonography*
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery,  ultrasonography*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Disease Progression
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional*
Humans
Male
Marfan Syndrome / complications*
Postoperative Period
Young Adult

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