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Giant aortic aneurysm repair in a child due to arterial tortuosity syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2024

Dominykas Budrys Open the ORCID record for Dominykas Budrys [Opens in a new window] ,
Virgilijus Tarutis  and
Karolis Jonas
Dominykas Budrys*
Affiliation:
Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
Virgilijus Tarutis
Affiliation:
Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiothoracic Surgery Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
Karolis Jonas
Affiliation:
Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiothoracic Surgery Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Corresponding author: D. Budrys; Email: dbudrys99@gmail.com
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Abstract

Arterial tortuosity syndrome is an extremely rare hereditary connective tissue disorder. We present a case of an incidentally diagnosed aneurysm of the aortic root and the ascending aorta caused by arterial tortuosity syndrome, which was confirmed genetically. The aneurysm was repaired surgically. One year after the procedure, there was no further dilation of the aorta or formation of new aneurysms.

Keywords

connective tissue disordersarterial tortuosity syndromeCHDpaediatric cardiac surgery
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , First View , pp. 1 - 3
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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