Key result
Surgical focal repair of a penetrating ascending aortic atherosclerotic ulcer causing cardiac tamponade resulted in prompt hemodynamic improvement and full recovery.
Population
1 female patient, 60 years old, with a history of obesity, hypertension, and reactive airway disease…
Design
Case_report
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May support focal repair in select penetrating aortic ulcer cases with tamponade; single case report leaves open generalizability.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights a rare presentation of a penetrating ascending aortic atherosclerotic ulcer causing cardiac tamponade, successfully diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and treated with focal surgical repair.
Souza et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Penetrating ascending aortic atherosclerotic ulcer with cardiac tamponade (n=1). Surgical focal repair was evaluated on Recovery. Surgical focal repair of a penetrating ascending aortic atherosclerotic ulcer causing cardiac tamponade resulted in prompt hemodynamic improvement and full recovery.
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