Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the ascending aorta: the role of computed tomography scan

被引：4

作者：

Agrifoglio, Marco ^{[2
]}

Cappai, Antioco ^{[1
]}

Filippi, Niccolo ^{[3
]}

Alamanni, Francesco ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] IRCCS, Ist Clin Humanitas, Dept Cardiac Surg, Milan, Italy

[2] Univ Milan, Dept Cardiovasc Sci, Ctr Cardiol Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy

[3] Univ Milan, Dept Thorac Surg, Fdn Osp Policlin, Milan, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE | 2011年 / 12卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.2459/JCM.0b013e32834806cd

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Asymptomatic penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer is a rare pathology of the ascending aorta, more frequent in the descending thoracic aorta, even in multiple localizations. We present a case report of a patient with penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer and the preoperative role of the computed tomography scan.

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页码：671 / 672

页数：2