This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) On-line Video Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Personal Folders Download to citation manager Author home page(s): Eric E. Roselli Permission Requests Google Scholar Articles by Kalahasti, V. Articles by Krasuski, R. A. PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Kalahasti, V. Articles by Krasuski, R. A.

Aneurysmal ascending to descending aorta bypass graft compressing the pulmonary artery

^a Department of Cardiovascular Medicine/Desk J1-5, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
^b Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
^c Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +1-216-445-7259; fax: +1-216-445-6164.

E-mail address: kalahav{at}ccf.org (V. Kalahasti).

We describe the first case of aneurysmal degeneration of ascending to descending aortic bypass graft with compression of main pulmonary artery in a young patient who had prior history of interrupted aortic arch. We also outline the value of multimodality imaging in the surgical management of this condition.

Key Words: Interrupted aortic arch; Aneurysmal aortic graft; Pulmonary artery compression