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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan;41(1):206-208.
doi: 10.1007/s00246-019-02184-2. Epub 2019 Sep 3.

Ascending Aortic Aneurysm After Repair of Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel

Hong-Jie Jhou  1 , Liang-Ying Ke  1 , Jiunn-Ren Wu  2   3 , Ying-Fu Chen  4   5   6
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Ascending Aortic Aneurysm After Repair of Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel

Hong-Jie Jhou et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Ascending aortic aneurysm following aortico-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT) repair is an uncommon but life-threatening complication. A 27-year-old man had received patch closure for ALVT at infancy. Eighteen years later, aortic valve replacement for severe aortic regurgitation and direct suture for recurrent slit tunnel were performed. Another 9 years later, ascending aortic replacement was performed because of ascending aortic aneurysm. Thus we report an uncommon case of ascending aortic aneurysm 27 years after the repair of an ALVT.

Keywords: Aortico–left ventricular tunnel; Ascending aortic aneurysm; Cardiac surgery; Long-term outcomes.

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