Complementary role of cardiac computed tomography and Doppler-echocardiography in the evaluation of an uncommon case of giant pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta complicated by fistula to the pulmonary artery
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
Complementary role of cardiac computed tomography and Doppler-echocardiography in the evaluation of an uncommon case of giant pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta complicated by fistula to the pulmonary artery / D. Andreini, G. Pontone, A. Formenti, M.L. Agnifili, S. Mushtaq, M. Pepi. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 1558-2027. - 12:3(2011 Mar), pp. 173-175.
Abstract:
This report describes the case of previous type-A aortic dissection treated with the placement of a termino-terminal prosthesis, which developed a large peri-prosthetic pseudoaneurysmatic sac, detected by CT, performed 2 years after the surgery. This raised the suspicion of a communication between the pseudoaneurysmatic sac and the aortic lumen, but was not able to show it directly. Transthoracic echocardiography confirmed the presence of the fistula, showing a systo-diastolic color Doppler jet signal connecting these two structures.The complementary role of these two diagnostic techniques allowed a complete evaluation of this complex pathology.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Echocardiography doppler color ; humans ; echocardiography doppler pulsed ; tomography X-Ray computed ; aged ; predictive value of tests ; arterio-arterial fistula ; cardiovascular agents ; aortography ; aneurysm false ; pulmonary artery ; blood vessel prosthesis implantation ; aneurysm dissecting ; aortic aneurysm ; time factors ; female
Elenco autori:
D. Andreini, G. Pontone, A. Formenti, M.L. Agnifili, S. Mushtaq, M. Pepi
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