Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 382-384, October 2007

Total Aorta Replacement in Takayasu Arteritis Presenting as Mega Aorta

Departments of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Cardiac Anaesthesia & Cardiac Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

We report a unique case of successful two-stage total aortic replacement from ascending aorta to aortic bifurcation that was done for extensive aneurysmal involvement of the aorta in Takayasu arteritis.

Keywords: Aortic aneurysm, Takayasu arteritis

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PII: S1443-9506(06)00288-5

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2006.11.009

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 382-384, October 2007

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