Recipient Type A Aortic Dissection After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
Oguz Konukoglu1, Ali Dogan2, Kenan Sever1, Denyan Mansuroglu1, Mehmet Balkanay1
Yeni Yuzyil University, Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Yeni Yuzyil University, Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Corresponding Author: Oguz Konukoglu Adress: Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi, Özel Gaziosmanpaşa Hastanesi, Merkez, Çukurçeşme Cd. No:51, 34245 Gaziosmanpaşa/İstanbul, TURKEY e-mail: oguzkonukoglu@yahoo.com Telephone: 0090 505 8689732 Fax: 0090 212 615 38 49Abstract:Very few aortic dissections have been published following a heart transplant. Most of these have been reported as donor aortic dissections. Recipient aortic dissection is extremely rare. Here, surgical treatment of chronic Stanford type A recipient aortic dissection in a 40-year-old patient who underwent an orthotopic heart transplant 10 years ago will be discussed in the light of the literature.Key words: Heart transplantation, aortic dissection, recipient, reoperationFunding: NoneConflict of interest: None