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Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:968-969
© 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois USA
Accepted for publication November 20, 1992.
* Address reprint requests to Dr Najafi, Department of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 W Congress Parkway, 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 postop erative 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.
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