The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 56, 968-969, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Dacron aorta
H Najafi
Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL 60612.
During the span of 6 years a 67-year-old woman underwent four consecutive
major aortic operations, ultimately replacing her entire thoracoabdominal
aorta with the exception of a tiny segment from which the left subclavian
artery originated. The relatively uneventful postoperative course with each
operation (one emergency and three elective procedures) and her current
satisfactory condition at age 73 years have been attributed to her physical
and mental fortitude, excellent anesthesia, superb postoperative care, and
the chronic nature of her segmental aortic lesions caused by
arteriosclerosis.