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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2020; 08(01): 023-024
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1701000
Images in Aortic Disease
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Calcific Plug Obstructing the Thoracic Aorta

Autor*innen

  • Federico Del Re

    1   Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

  • Andrea De Martino

    1   Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

  • Giosuè Falcetta

    1   Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

  • Uberto Bortolotti

    1   Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

Funding None.
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Publikationsverlauf

19. Juni 2018

18. November 2019

Publikationsdatum:
29. Juni 2020 (online)

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Abstract

We describe a case of a 57-year-old woman with occlusion of the thoracic aorta due to a calcific plug as an unusual cause of refractory hypertension. Middle aortic syndrome, also known as “coral reef aorta,” defined as a clinical condition caused by thoracic and/or abdominal aortic stenosis, requires peculiar treatment strategies representing a complex surgical challenge.

Keywords

aortic occlusion - hypertension - aortic syndrome