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Erschienen in: Heart and Vessels 4/2015

01.07.2015 | Case Report

Late aneurysm formation of Valsalva sinus after aortic valve replacement due to Takayasu’s arteritis

verfasst von: Akira Funada, Hideaki Kanzaki, Nobutaka Nagano, Yasuo Sugano, Takahiro Ohara, Takuya Hasegawa, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Masafumi Kitakaze, Toshihisa Anzai

Erschienen in: Heart and Vessels | Ausgabe 4/2015

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Abstract

Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology involving the aorta and its branches, and also causes aortic regurgitation (AR). One of the most serious but rare complications after aortic valve replacement (AVR) in TA is aneurysm formation of the sinus of Valsalva. A 64-year-old woman had undergone AVR with a prosthetic valve for AR due to TA 4 years earlier and had received an implanted permanent pacemaker for complete atrioventricular block (AVB) 2 years later. Aortography 4 years postoperatively demonstrated aneurysm formation (47 mm in diameter) at the sinus of Valsalva although preoperative aortography showed severe AR without dilatation of the sinus of Valsalva. We recommended reoperation for the aneurysm but the patient refused. The perioperative histopathological examination revealed extensive destruction of the medial elastic fibers. Both the fragility of the sinus of Valsalva and the residual inflammation could have caused the patient’s aneurysm formation. Moreover, extension of TA into the ventricular septum or mechanical compression of the aneurysm against the conduction system might have caused her progressive AVB. Close and lifelong follow-up for patients with TA regarding development of aneurysm after surgical treatment is indispensable when fragility of the aortic root had been confirmed.
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Metadaten
Titel
Late aneurysm formation of Valsalva sinus after aortic valve replacement due to Takayasu’s arteritis
verfasst von
Akira Funada
Hideaki Kanzaki
Nobutaka Nagano
Yasuo Sugano
Takahiro Ohara
Takuya Hasegawa
Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda
Masafumi Kitakaze
Toshihisa Anzai
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2015
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
Heart and Vessels / Ausgabe 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0910-8327
Elektronische ISSN: 1615-2573
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-014-0501-z

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