PORCELAIN AORTA

Course overview

PORCELAIN AORTA (PA) IS A STRUCTURAL AORTIC WALL DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY EXTENSIVE HEAVY CALCIFICATION OF THE ASCENDING THORACIC AORTA EXTENDING TO THE AORTIC ARCH AND DESCENDING AORTA. PORCELAIN AORTA PREVENTS SAFE AORTIC CROSS-CLAMPING OR CANNULATION DURING CARDIAC SURGERY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF PA WHEN CARDIAC SURGERY IS PLANNED AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.