Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomography

We report the case of a 40-year-old man with known Marfan syndrome who presented with severe aortic valve regurgitation secondary to significant aortic root dilatation. To rule out coronary artery disease and to evaluate the rest of the thoracic aorta before surgery, cardiac computed tomography (CT)...

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Main Authors: Pedro Jerónimo Sousa, Pedro Araújo Gonçalves, Sérgio Boshoff, Hugo Marques, Salomé Carvalho, João Moradas Ferreira, Miguel Mota Carmo, Ana Aleixo, José Pedro Neves, Miguel Mendes
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000068
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spelling doaj-d48df547c50a405eb2b49c0775999e9e2020-11-25T02:34:12ZengElsevierRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)2174-20492013-01-013215962Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomographyPedro Jerónimo Sousa0Pedro Araújo Gonçalves1Sérgio Boshoff2Hugo Marques3Salomé Carvalho4João Moradas Ferreira5Miguel Mota Carmo6Ana Aleixo7José Pedro Neves8Miguel Mendes9Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz – Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal; Corresponding author.Centro de Imagiologia, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal; CEDOC – Centro de Estudos de doenças Crónicas – FCM-UNL, Lisboa, PortugalCirurgia Cardio-Torácica, Hospital de Santa Cruz – Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PortugalCentro de Imagiologia, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz – Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PortugalCirurgia Cardio-Torácica, Hospital de Santa Cruz – Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PortugalCEDOC – Centro de Estudos de doenças Crónicas – FCM-UNL, Lisboa, PortugalCEDOC – Centro de Estudos de doenças Crónicas – FCM-UNL, Lisboa, PortugalCirurgia Cardio-Torácica, Hospital de Santa Cruz – Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz – Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, PortugalWe report the case of a 40-year-old man with known Marfan syndrome who presented with severe aortic valve regurgitation secondary to significant aortic root dilatation. To rule out coronary artery disease and to evaluate the rest of the thoracic aorta before surgery, cardiac computed tomography (CT) was performed. A brief review of the literature shows how cardiac CT can, in selected cases, rule out coronary artery disease before non-coronary cardiothoracic surgery. Resumo: Descrevemos o caso de um doente de 40 anos de idade com Síndrome de Marfan, que apresenta regurgitação valvular aórtica grave, secundária a dilatação severa da raiz aórtica. Para excluir a presença de doença coronária e estudar os restantes segmentos aórticos antes da cirurgia, foi realizada uma angioTC cardíaca.Uma breve revisão da literatura demonstra como, em determinados contextos, a angioTC cardíaca pode ter vantagens na exclusão de doença coronária antes de cirurgia cardio-torácica não coronária. Keywords: Cardiac CT, Marfan syndrome, Aortic aneurysm, Palavras-chave: AngioTC cardíaca, Síndrome de Marfan, Aneurisma da aortahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000068
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author Pedro Jerónimo Sousa
Pedro Araújo Gonçalves
Sérgio Boshoff
Hugo Marques
Salomé Carvalho
João Moradas Ferreira
Miguel Mota Carmo
Ana Aleixo
José Pedro Neves
Miguel Mendes
spellingShingle Pedro Jerónimo Sousa
Pedro Araújo Gonçalves
Sérgio Boshoff
Hugo Marques
Salomé Carvalho
João Moradas Ferreira
Miguel Mota Carmo
Ana Aleixo
José Pedro Neves
Miguel Mendes
Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomography
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
author_facet Pedro Jerónimo Sousa
Pedro Araújo Gonçalves
Sérgio Boshoff
Hugo Marques
Salomé Carvalho
João Moradas Ferreira
Miguel Mota Carmo
Ana Aleixo
José Pedro Neves
Miguel Mendes
author_sort Pedro Jerónimo Sousa
title Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomography
title_short Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomography
title_full Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomography
title_fullStr Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomography
title_full_unstemmed Marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: Value of cardiac computed tomography
title_sort marfan syndrome with ascending aortic aneurysm: value of cardiac computed tomography
publisher Elsevier
series Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
issn 2174-2049
publishDate 2013-01-01
description We report the case of a 40-year-old man with known Marfan syndrome who presented with severe aortic valve regurgitation secondary to significant aortic root dilatation. To rule out coronary artery disease and to evaluate the rest of the thoracic aorta before surgery, cardiac computed tomography (CT) was performed. A brief review of the literature shows how cardiac CT can, in selected cases, rule out coronary artery disease before non-coronary cardiothoracic surgery. Resumo: Descrevemos o caso de um doente de 40 anos de idade com Síndrome de Marfan, que apresenta regurgitação valvular aórtica grave, secundária a dilatação severa da raiz aórtica. Para excluir a presença de doença coronária e estudar os restantes segmentos aórticos antes da cirurgia, foi realizada uma angioTC cardíaca.Uma breve revisão da literatura demonstra como, em determinados contextos, a angioTC cardíaca pode ter vantagens na exclusão de doença coronária antes de cirurgia cardio-torácica não coronária. Keywords: Cardiac CT, Marfan syndrome, Aortic aneurysm, Palavras-chave: AngioTC cardíaca, Síndrome de Marfan, Aneurisma da aorta
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000068
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