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Case Reports
. 2002 Jan;87(1):22.
doi: 10.1136/heart.87.1.22.

Erdheim-Gsell cystic medial necrosis as a cause of giant aneurysm of the ascending aorta

H Burri  1 , S Dielbold-Berger, D Didier
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Erdheim-Gsell cystic medial necrosis as a cause of giant aneurysm of the ascending aorta

H Burri et al. Heart. 2002 Jan.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Transverse (A) and coronal (B) spin-echo images demonstrating aneurysm of the ascending aorta (Ao). (C) Breath-hold, three dimensional, magnetic resonance, gadolinium enhanced angiography with surface rendering reconstruction confirming aneurysm of the ascending aorta ending before the brachiocephalic artery. (D) Coronal cine gradient echo image in diastole demonstrating flow void in the left ventricle corresponding to severe aortic regurgitation (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Light microscopy of operative material of the ascending aorta with Van Gieson Elastine–Halcian blue stain at × 200 magnification, showing fragmentation of elastic fibres (curved arrow) and accumulation of extracellular matrix (straight arrow).
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