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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;27:1114
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Aortic valve replacement concomitant with multiple extra-anatomical bypasses for a patient with aortic valve insufficiency having Takayasu's arteritis

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Sita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan

Received 14 December 2004; received in revised form 5 February 2005; accepted 8 February 2005.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +81 6 6833 5012; fax: +81 6 6872 7486. (E-mail: otagusar@hsp.ncvc.go.jp).

Key Words: Takayasu's arteritis • Aortic valve insufficiency • Extra-anatomical bypass

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A 58-year-old woman, who had suffered from Takayasu's arteritis, presented heart failure and abdominal angina due to severe aortic insufficiency, stenosis of the abdominal aorta and bilateral subclavian arteries. Simultaneous . . . [Full Text of this Article]