Clinical & Experimental Cardiology

Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Dammak Aiman

Dammak Aiman

Tunisia

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  • Case Report
    Giant Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Complicated by a Tracheal Compression: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
    Author(s): Ben Jmaa Hela*, Ghorbel Nesrine, Cherif Taieb, Hentati Abdessalem, Dammak Aiman, Dhouib Faten, Souissi Iheb, Masmoudi Sayda, Elleuch Nizar and Frikha Imed Ben Jmaa Hela*, Ghorbel Nesrine, Cherif Taieb, Hentati Abdessalem, Dammak Aiman, Dhouib Faten, Souissi Iheb, Masmoudi Sayda, Elleuch Nizar and Frikha Imed

    We present an uncommon case report of a giant ascending aortic aneurysm with a maximal diameter of 13.97 cm, in a previously asymptomatic and healthy 77 year old female patient, presenting with sudden dyspnea. The patient underwent an emergent surgical repair by a Bentall operation under circulatory arrest. But she died in the postoperative period with multi-organ impairment. .. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000418

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