A 39-year-old man with no known cardiovascular risk factors was hospitalized for chest pain radiating to the side. Type A aortic dissection was diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography (CT). which the ascending aorta was replaced with a valved tube graft (Bentall-Bono procedure). The patient had a phenotype typical of Marfan disease: height of 190 cm, long limbs, scol...

A 56-year-old Marfan’s syndrome patient was admitted for chest pain. Colon was visible on the chest X-ray (Fig. 1) and coronarography. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed enlarged aorta and a trans-diaphragmatic retrosternal colic hernia (Fig. 2) (video 1). Combined Bentall procedure and reduction of the hernia were performed (video 2). www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcts European Journal of Cardio-...

The unicuspid aortic valve is a very rare congenital anomaly, which usually presents as aortic stenosis, incompetence, or a combination of both. Other congenital disorders may accompany this phenomenon and aortic dilatation and left ventricular hypertrophy are frequent complications. We present a case report of a young, symptomatic patient with a unicuspid aortic valve, complicated by dilatatio...