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Valve surgery in octogenarians with a "porcelain" aorta and aortic insufficiency.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12546073     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report the technique of balloon occlusion of the ascending aorta in two patients requiring valve operations. In the first patient, it provided a rapid solution to unexpected and potentially catastrophic severe aortic insufficiency (AI) with the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient who required aortic valve replacement using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest due to a "porcelain" aorta. In the second patient, it allowed for a routine mitral valve repair to be performed by providing aortic occlusion in the setting of AI and avoiding the devastating consequences of cross-clamping a "porcelain" aorta.
Authors:
James P Greelish; Edward G Soltesz; John G Byrne
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiac surgery     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0886-0440     ISO Abbreviation:  J Card Surg     Publication Date:    2002 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-01-27     Completed Date:  2003-05-02     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8908809     Medline TA:  J Card Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  285-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aorta / surgery*
Aortic Diseases / pathology*,  surgery*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Calcinosis / surgery*
Female
Heart Arrest, Induced
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Card Surg. 2004 May-Jun;19(3):279-80   [PMID:  15151663 ]

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