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Repair of idiopathic ascending aortic aneurysm in a 7-year-old child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2014

Baskar R. Karthekeyan ,
Mahesh Vakamudi  and
Periyasamy Thangavel
Baskar R. Karthekeyan*
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia, SRU, Porur, Chennai 600004, India
Mahesh Vakamudi
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia, SRU, Porur, Chennai 600004, India
Periyasamy Thangavel
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia, SRU, Porur, Chennai 600004, India
*
Correspondence to: Dr B. R. Karthekeyan, Department of Anesthesia, SRU, Porur, Chennai 600004, India. Tel: 9144-45928615; Fax: 9144-45928627; E-mail: ranjithb73@gmail.com
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Abstract

Ascending aortic aneurysm is uncommon in the paediatric population, and because of the rarity the aetiology, natural progression, and prognosis of the disease remain unknown. A 7-year-old boy with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (60×67 mm) underwent graft anastomosis from the sinotubular junction to the undersurface of the arch. Analytical determinations including karyotyping and genetic mapping were all normal. To our knowledge, idiopathic aneurysm of the ascending aorta in children is very rare.

Keywords

Aortaaneurysmidiopathic

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , pp. 154 - 157
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© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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