1. Endovascular stent-graft repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with cardiac and renal dysfunction
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Yoichirou Ueno, Nobuhiro Handa, Shinji Tomita, Ituki Nishio, Masaaki Kato, and Masahiro Asano
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ,Diagnostic Imaging ,Male ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Cardiomyopathy ,Contrast Media ,Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation ,Aortic aneurysm ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Ventricular remodeling ,business.industry ,Stent ,Dilated cardiomyopathy ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Abdominal aortic aneurysm ,Surgery ,Cardiac surgery ,surgical procedures, operative ,cardiovascular system ,Kidney Failure, Chronic ,Stents ,Radiology ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal ,Abdominal surgery - Abstract
This case report details our experience with endovascular stent-graft repair for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a patient who was previously treated by left ventricular remodeling for dilated cardiomyopathy. Renal dysfunction with an elevated creatinine level (1.59 mg/dl) was managed by reducing the dose of contrast medium utilizing intravascular ultrasonography. Using a Zenith AAA endovascular device, the aneurysmal sac was successfully excluded and was thrombosed. Endovascular stenting is a good treatment option for abdominal aneurysm repair in patients with poor heart function and renal impairment.
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- 2009
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