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The optimal staging of surgical treatment in patients with aortic pathology coexisting with coronary artery disease and peripheral artery atherosclerosis remains controversial due to high risks of life-threatening periprocedural complications.
Endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm can be safely performed as part of a staged, multidisciplinary approach in patients with severe comorbid multifocal atherosclerosis.
Supports feasibility of staged repair in select multifocal atherosclerosis cases; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Background . Until now, the issue of surgical treatment staging in patients with aortic pathology coexisting with coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis of the peripheral arteries remains controversial because of features of each clinical situation and association with the risk of periprocedural life-threatening complications (ruptured aortic aneurysm, myocardial infarction, stroke). Objective . Present a clinical case of successful treatment of a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, clinically significant lesions of the coronary and carotid arteries. Design and methods . Diagnosis was carried out using computed tomography of the aorta with intravenous contrast. Instrumental examination included electrocardiography, echocardiography (EchoCG), ultrasound dopplerography of the BCA. Coronary angiography with BCA angiography was also performed. Results . Clinical diagnosis is an ischemic heart disease, angina pectoris III FC, chronic heart failure II FC and atherosclerosis of the aorta. Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta (diameter 96 mm), stenosing atherosclerosis of the BCA, PVCA stenosis 80 % and occlusion of the LVCA were observed. Patient had hypertension stage III and risk of CVE 4. Firstly, the patient was underwent stenting of the right internal carotid artery, than coronary artery bypass grafting and on the last stage he was performed — endovascular aotric repair. There were no complications in the perioperative period. Conclusions . Endovascular repair of abdominal aotric aneurysm is an effective method of treating patients with comorbid conditions. However, it is possible the development of fatal cardiovascular complications in patients with combined atherosclerotic lesions of brachiocephalic and coronary arteries that is why they are required a multidisciplinary approach for choosing a safe treatment strategy.
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