Raquib Ahmed Faruqui, Fazal Wahab Khan, Benish Fatima, Saulat H Fatimi.
Giant aortic root aneurysm associated with postductal coarctation of aorta.
Pak Heart J Jan ;48(2):111-3.

The aorta is a large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. The aortic root consists of the aortic valve and the openings for the coronary arteries (the coronary ostia). An aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulge in the wall of the aorta. If an aneurysm develops in the aortic root, the aorta can dilate and the aortic valve can leak. If the aneurysm continues to expand, it can rupture and can cause life-threatening internal bleeding.Aneurysms of the aortic root are often due to degenerative disease of media.Aneurysm of the aortic root often affects patients in their second to fourth decades of life. These aneurysms can cause aortic insufficiency, dissection,and/or rupture.Small and slow-growing thoracic aortic aneurysms may not ever rupture, but large, fast-growing aneurysms may rupture.Depending on the size and growth rate of aortic aneurysm, treatment may vary from watchful waiting to emergency surgery. Ideally, surgery for a thoracic aortic aneurysm can be planned if necessary. Current guidelines recommend surgical treatment when the diameter of the aneurysm exceeds 50 mm. Here we report a case of thoracic aneurysm with post-ductal coarctation of aorta .

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