Giant Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta Requiring Emergency Repair in a Newborn Baby

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb;107(2):e107-e109. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.067. Epub 2018 Aug 14.

Abstract

Congenital aneurysm of the ascending aorta is a rare cardiovascular pathology and usually associated with well-known connective tissue disorders. We present an idiopathic ascending aortic aneurysm extending to the aortic arch in an antenatally diagnosed newborn who required immediate surgical treatment due to the rapid progression of aneurysm size at the age of 1 day.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Aorta / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / congenital*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Prenatal Diagnosis