Myasthenia Gravis and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Rare Combination-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Myasthenia Gravis and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Rare Combination

Published:2023-03-20 Issue:02 Volume:11 Page:087-090
ISSN:2325-4637
Container-title:AORTA
language:en
Short-container-title:Aorta (Stamford)

Author:

Papadoulas Spyros¹^ORCID,Zotou Anastasia²,Kouri Natasa¹,Tsimpoukis Andreas¹,Zampakis Petros³,Koutsogiannis Nikolaos⁴,Chroni Elisabeth⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

2. Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

3. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

4. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

5. Division of Neuromuscular Disorders, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece

Abstract

AbstractAbdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with myasthenia gravis (MG) is extremely rare. We present a 64-year-old male with MG and an asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm treated endovascularly. After extubation, he suffered a cardiac arrest due to an acute myocardial infarction. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and a primary coronary angioplasty led to a satisfactory outcome. Special care is needed due to higher rates of postoperative complications in these patients.

Publisher

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Surgery

Link

http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/a-2051-7678.pdf

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