PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
Patients’ medical history was relevant for a surgically repaired
ascending aorta aneurysm using a 30 mm Gelweave graft and aortic valve
replacement with a 23 mm CE pericardial tissue valve (Edwards
Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA) with reimplantation of coronary
arteries. The patient also had underlying hypertension, and aortic
pseudo-coarctation (Figure 1A), prostate cancer, and chronic
atrial fibrillation.