Case report: giant ascending aorta at a young age

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Erina Aukščiūnienė1, Rūta Dirsienė2, Vaida Mizarienė2 1 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania 2 Department of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Abstract Introduction: The aneurysms of the thoracic aorta are most common in the VI–VII life decade. In this case report we present a young female with an aneurysm of ascending aorta and severe aortic valve regurgitation. Case report: A 33-year-old woman with shortness of breath and other typical symptoms of the aneurysm of the aorta and a severe regurgitation of the aortic valve had underwent several tests to find the main cause of this mentioned disease. The patient was treated surgically – the David Procedure was performed, and the aortic valve was repaired. Conclusion: This case report shows that the aneurysm of ascending aorta could be present at a young age without any specific obvious predisposing factors such as congenital bicuspid aortic valve, phenotypic signs of Marfan syndrome or known familiar history. KEYWORDS: thoracic aorta aneurysm; aortic valve regurgitation; familial aneurysms syndrome.