ABSTRACT
The aortic aneurysm is part of the acute aortic syndromes (AAS). Aortic aneurysms have a weakened tunica media. Acute aneurysm expansion may herald rupture with high morbility and mortality. Five percent of AAS are diagnosed as pentetrating atherosclerotic ulcer which is an ulceration of an atherosclerotic lesion of the aorta that penetrates the internal elastic lamina and allows hematoma formation within the tunica media of the aortic wall. Endovascular treatment is an alternative to surgery and has provided an adequate rate of successful repair. There is another type of treatment which combines surgery and endovascular repair (the hybrid open-endovascular repair) which provides adequate results. The afford mention case is about a patient with a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer. The hematoma that results from this ulcer extends and self-contains the aneurysm, with a high risk of rupture. We will also describe the aneurysm treatment options.
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Aorta, Thoracic , Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic , Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic , Aortic Diseases , Aortic Diseases , Atherosclerosis , Atherosclerosis , Ulcer , Ulcer , Vascular Surgical Procedures/methodsABSTRACT
Antecedentes: La transposición corregida de grandes arterias (TCGA) es una cardiopatía congénita rara, asociada a disfunción ventricular derecha. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar por técnicas de medicina nuclear como la ventriculografía en equilibrio y SPECT sincronizado utilizando Tc-99m sestamibi reposo-esfuerzo, la función y perfusión del ventrículo derecho en pacientes adultos con TCGA no operados y comparar los resultados con el ecocardiograma convencional (ETT) y de contraste (EC). Material y métodos: Se estudiaron 13 pacientes a quienes se les realizó ventriculografía con radioisótopos para evaluar la función ventricular derecha y SPECT sincronizado para estudiar la perfusión y función del ventrículo derecho. Los resultados obtenidos se compararon con el ETT y EC. Resultados: La fracción de expulsión ventricular derecha calculada por ventriculografía tuvo correlación de 0.67 (p = 0.059) con la fracción de acortamiento de áreas y de 0.84 (p = 0.01) para el método de descenso del anillo tricuspídeo. Conclusiones: El EC y SPECT sincronizado son métodos de gran utilidad en el estudio de la perfusión miocárdica del ventrículo derecho en pacientes en el que dicho ventrículo se comporta como sistémico. El índice de concordancia diagnóstica entre estas dos técnicas obtenido fue de 0.76 (p = 0.005) para identificar defectos fijos y 0.68 (p = 0.009) para defectos reversibles.
BACKGROUND: Great arteries corrected transposition is a rare congenital heart disease associated with right ventricle dysfunction. The objective of this study was to assess by equilibrium ventriculography (EV) and gated SPECT with Tc-99m sestamibi rest-stress protocol, right ventricle function and perfusion in adult patients with CTGA without previous surgery, and to compare the results with the standard transthoracic cross-sectional (TTE) and color coded Doppler echocardiography (CE) techniques. METHODS: We studied 13 patients, who underwent ventriculography to assess right ventricle function and gated SPECT to evaluate myocardial perfusion and right ventricle function. The data obtained were compared with TTE and CE. RESULTS: Right ventricle ejection fraction was measured using nuclear medicine and showed a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.67 (p = 0.059) with the shortening area fraction and 0.84 (p = 0.01) with the tricuspid ring descendent method. CONCLUSIONS: Gated SPECT and Echo contrast are extremely valuable methods in the assessment of myocardial perfusion of the right ventricle in this group of patients. The diagnostic agreement index of both studies was 0.76 (p = 0.005) to identify non-reversible defects and 0.68 (p = 0.009) for reversible defects.