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One-Stage Operations for Adult Cardiac Disease With Aortic Coarctation

Kaya Süzer, MD, Tevfik Tezcaner, MD, Ali Cem Yorganciolu, MD, Zeki Çatav, MD, Hilmi Tokmakolu, MD, lhan Günay, MD^1,

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic Bayindir Medical Center Ankara, Turkey 1 Cumhuriyet University Sivas, Turkey

For reprint information contact: Tevfik Tezcaner, MD Tel: 90 312 438 1709 Fax: 90 352 437 5285 Reat Nuri Sokak 86/16, Yukari Ayranci, Ankara 06540, Turkey.

Three patients with aortic coarctation and additional cardiac disease underwent a one-stage operation through a median sternotomy. Ascending-to-descending aortic bypass was carried out with a prosthetic graft in all 3 cases. One patient also had triple coronary bypass grafting with internal thoracic artery. Another patient underwent single coronary bypass grafting and aortic valve replacement. Aortic remodeling and mitral valve ring annuloplasty were performed in the third patient. There were no postoperative complications and all patients became symptom-free.