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Acute Dissection of Ascending Aorta After Aortic Valve Replacement

enol Yavuz, MD, Mehmet Adnan Celkan, MD, Mustafa Mavi, MD, Tamer Türk, MD, Mehmet Turul Göncü, MD, brahim Ayhan Özdemir, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Bursa Yüksek htisas Hospital Bursa, Turkey
For reprint information contact: enol Yavuz, MD Tel: 90 224 360 5055 Fax: 90 224 360 2928 email: syavuz64{at}yahoo.com Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa Yüksek htisas Hospital, Duaçinari, Bursa 16330, Turkey.

A 57-year-old man who had aortic insufficiency with mild dilatation (36 mm) of the ascending aorta but no evidence of aortic wall degeneration, developed acute dissection of the ascending aorta 6 months after aortic valve replacement. He underwent successful Dacron graft replacement of the ascending aorta.