[HSF] Aortic Aneurysms and Bicuspid Valves

[Tohru Asai]

Hal
I had a 11 cm aortic root Marfan case presented with back pain ( I found it
was due to eroding spine!!!) 7 years ago. This was my biggest. It really
extended from sternum to spine,also aneurysmal upto arch with severe AR and
dilated LV. I performed aortic root remodeling plus total arch replacement
to this patient. It was turned out to be chronic dissection (DeBakey type
II) with tricuspid aortic valve.

Hal, now you know I am not only doing OPCAB but doing other tough cases!
By the way, this is a true story (not a lie)!
-- 
Tohru Asai
Shiga University of Medical Science
Otsu, Japan


> A CT revealed a 10 cm aortic root!  That's the  biggest root I can
> recall seeing. There was a well-functioning Starr-Edwards  aortic valve that
> had been implanted in '87 for bicuspid stenosis.