Abstract:We report a case of a 58-year-old man with multiple symptomatic penetrating
atherosclerotic ulcers and concomitant intramural hematoma of the ascending
aorta. The patient was successfully treated using a 24-mm Gelweave graft in the
ascending aorta. He was discharged four days post operation and remains
asymptomatic 14 months postoperatively. This case uniquely illustrates the rare
entity of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer with intramural hematoma, which
presents in only 0.28% of all acute aortic syndrome cas… Show more
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