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Case Reports

Aortic Root Replacement in a Patient With Previous Multiple Surgeries for Coarctation of Aorta

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, MIOT Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Accepted for publication July 16, 2008.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Velayudhan, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, MIOT Hospital, 4/112, Mount Poonamallee Rd, Manapakkam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600 089, India (Email: bashivelayudhan{at}gmail.com).

Coarctation of the aorta is commonly associated with congenital and acquired cardiac pathology that may require surgical intervention. Adult patients with recurrent coarctation of the aorta, with or without associated intracardiac disease pose a surgical challenge. We report a 32-year-old man who presented with ascending aortic aneurysm with severe aortic regurgitation who underwent three previous surgeries for recurrent coarctation.