Aortic rupture during aortoplasty in Takayasu arteritis – A rare complication: Case report and review of literature

Aortic rupture during aortoplasty in Takayasu arteritis – A rare complication: Case report and review of literature

Balloon angioplasty of the stenosed aorta is usually a relatively simple, yet potentially a catastrophic procedure. Aortic rupture during aortoplasty, though uncommon, carries a high mortality. We report case of a 39-year-old female with aortoarteritis with multiple arterial stenoses whose infra-ren...

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Main Authors: Vimal Mehta, Bhagya Narayan Pandit, Jamal Yusuf, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Jagdeep Yadav, Vijay Trehan, Sanjay Tyagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Aortoplasty
Aortic rupture
Aortoarteritis
Takayasu arteritis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948321400131X

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