Surgical treatment without extracorporeal circulation of artery disease related to Takayasu’s arteritis involving the aorta and great vessels
We report the cases of 2 female patients with Takayasu’s arteritis referred to our service with lesions affecting the descending thoracic aorta and great vessels. One of the patients had a critical obstructive lesion in the left coronary ostium. Both patients underwent surgery without extracorporeal circulation, with full heparinization and autotransfusion.
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