Simultaneous surgical treatment of aortic coarctation and valve stenosis in an adult patient

Haşmet Bardakçı, Ümit Yener, Ahmet Sarıtaş

Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hastanesi Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Klinigi, Ankara

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Surgical treatment of aortic coarctation with cardiac pathologies in adults varies according to the type and position of the pathology. A 34-year-old man with coarctation of the aorta and calcific aortic stenosis underwent simultaneous correction of both lesions through a median sternotomy. The operative technique was evaluated with a literature review.

Keywords : Aortic coarctation; aortic stenosis; median sternotomy

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