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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan-Feb;32(1):53-56.
doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2016-0045.

Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a HIV-positive Patient

Márcio Luís Lucas  1 , Ívia Binotto  1 , Paulo Behar  2 , Nilon Erling Jr  1   3 , Eduardo Lichtenfels  1   3 , Newton Aerts  1   3
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Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a HIV-positive Patient

Márcio Luís Lucas et al. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Advent of antiretroviral therapy has increased survival of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, with the result that some of these patients now develop degenerative diseases, such as atherosclerotic aneurysms. Degenerative thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm is rare in HIV patients. In this report, a 63-year-old male patient with HIV submitted to open repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient did not suffer any type of complication in the perioperative period and remained well in a 28-month follow-up period. In summary, open repair still remains a good alternative for aortic complex aneurysms even in HIV patients.

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Preoperative reconstruction of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) by CT angiography performed in a HIV-positive patient.
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Operative view of aortic reconstruction during open repair of TAAA in a HIV-positive patient.
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Postoperative CT angiography demonstrating a good result after open repair of TAAA in a HIV-positive patient.
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