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case_images: (A) The heart is seen with the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in-situ. The ascending aorta is dilated and attached with the anastomosed LVAD outflow graft. (B) The ascending aorta is replaced.
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case_images: However, the follow-up CT in 2023 showed a dissection in the ascending aortic aneurysm, which was now 7.1 cm in size (Figure 1A). Using a side-biting aortic clamp, the LVAD outflow graft was attached to the proximal ascending aorta (Figure 1B).