Reoperation after Implanting a Triple-Branched Stent Graft: Case Report

Authors

  • Yu Song, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Huadong Li, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Xiaofan Huang, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Xiaobin Liu, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Long Wu, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.3345

Keywords:

Aortic dissection

Abstract

Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is an aortic catastrophe with high mortality, requiring immediate surgical intervention. Recently, placement of a triple-branch stent graft has emerged as an effective technique for total arch reconstruction. Indications for this approach, however, are limited by various complications, such as endoleak, stent graft migration or kinking, and spontaneous thrombosis. Here, we report a case of Marfan syndrome in which the patient underwent a reoperation owing to frame fractures (or degradation of graft material) in a triple-branched stent graft implanted 5 years earlier.

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Published

2021-02-19

How to Cite

Song, Y., Li, H., Huang, X., Liu, X., & Wu, L. (2021). Reoperation after Implanting a Triple-Branched Stent Graft: Case Report. The Heart Surgery Forum, 24(1), E191-E193. https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.3345

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