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From: Iatrogenic aortic dissection during aortic root replacement in an older Loeys–Dietz syndrome type III patient with no family history of aortic disease: a case report

Fig. 3

Contrast-enhanced CT at POD 14 (a, b) and plain CT at 6 months after surgery (c). a Postoperative Stanford type A aortic dissection (arrows). Dissection was extended to the left common carotid artery. Felt pledget is located at the aortic cannulation site (circle). The aortic root had been replaced (asterisk). b The entry was at the distal ascending aorta (arrow) just below the felt pledget at the cannulation site (circle). c The aortic diameter was not changed

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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