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