RESUMO
Aneurysms of the supra-aortic vessels represent an unusual form of aneurysmal disease. Usually detected as asymptomatic masses, such aneurysms may cause life-threatening complications. We describe our surgical treatment for an aneurysm of the innominate artery that gave anomalous origin to the left carotid artery; the literature regarding such lesions is also reviewed.
Assuntos
Aneurisma/complicações , Tronco Braquiocefálico , Artéria Carótida Primitiva/anormalidades , Idoso , Aneurisma/cirurgia , Tronco Braquiocefálico/cirurgia , Artéria Carótida Primitiva/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/métodosRESUMO
Cardiac transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients suffering from end-stage cardiac disease unamenable to conventional medical or surgical treatment. More than 390 patients have undergone heart transplantation at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, and nine were Puerto Rican. Overall survival of these patients is 88%. Our experience with patients from Puerto Rico is described.