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

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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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59-62
Number of pages4
JournalRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Volume32
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Cardiac CT
  • Marfan syndrome

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