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Cystic Medial Degeneration Leading to Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Regurgitation
Pooja Srivastava1, Manju Gupta2, Ashish Kumar Mandal1
1 Department of Pathology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Department of CTVS, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pooja Srivastava
292/1, Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi - 110 017
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2321-449X.146617
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Aortic aneurysm is a rare, but mostly fatal condition; the incidence is 5.9 new aneurysm/100,000 person-years with median age of 65 years for men and 77 years for women. It becomes still rarer when the cause is idiopathic and is associated with aortic regurgitation. Most of these patients present with aortic regurgitation and on investigation aneurysm is detected. Owing to its rarity and disguised presentation it is important to be aware of this entity. This case is being presented not only because of its rarity, but also because of its atypical presentation. |
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