Ascending aorta dissecting aneurysm in a teenager with isolated systemic hypertension

Abstract A teenager with longstanding arterial hypertension was admitted for acute pneumonia treatment. New onset atypical chest pain for the last months and aortic valve regurgitation were also present. A dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta with moderate aortic valve regurgitation was eviden...

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Published in:International journal of cardiology 2007-06, Vol.118 (3), p.e72-e74
Main Authors: Manso, Paulo Henrique, Amaral, Fernando Tadeu Vasconcelos, Vicente, Walter Villela de Andrade, Granzotti, João Antônio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Kidney Injury - complications
Acute Kidney Injury - diagnosis
Adolescent
Aneurysm, Dissecting - complications
Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis
Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Aortic aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - surgery
Aortic dissection
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods
Cardiovascular
Children
Chronic Disease
Chronic hypertension
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - etiology
Hypertension - physiopathology
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Abstract A teenager with longstanding arterial hypertension was admitted for acute pneumonia treatment. New onset atypical chest pain for the last months and aortic valve regurgitation were also present. A dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta with moderate aortic valve regurgitation was evidenced by laboratorial diagnostic. Aneurismectomy with aortic valve preservation and coronary artery reimplantation was carried out.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.020