Schellemans C, Tack W, Vanderheyden M
Cardiovascular Centre, Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium.
Heart. 2004 Nov;90(11):1256-8. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.024307.
Dissection of the ascending aorta is uncommon in cardiac allograft recipients and usually affects the native aorta. The diagnosis is often made at necropsy. The first case is reported of a Bentall procedure performed in a heart transplant recipient who presented with ascending aortic dissection of the donor aorta and concomitant aortic regurgitation seven years after orthotopic transplantation.