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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr;32(4):259-261.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.13118. Epub 2017 Mar 7.

Management of aortic regurgitation and bilateral carotid occlusion in severe Takayasu arteritis

Fabio Ramponi  1 , Richmond W Jeremy  2 , Michael K Wilson  1
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Case Reports

Management of aortic regurgitation and bilateral carotid occlusion in severe Takayasu arteritis

Fabio Ramponi et al. J Card Surg. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

We present a patient with Takayasu arteritis and severe aortic valve regurgitation and bilateral carotid artery occlusions, who underwent aortic valve replacement and aorto-bicarotid bypass. The management of the cardiovascular manifestations of Takayasu arteritis is reviewed.

Keywords: Takayasu arteritis; aortic regurgitation; carotid occlusion.

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