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High Prevalence of Thoracic Aortic Dilatation in Men with Previous Inguinal Hernia Repair

, 2022
BACKGROUND:  Identifying a useful marker for thoracic aortic dilatation (TAD) could help improve informed clinical decisions, enhance diagnosis, and develop TAD screening programs. Inguinal hernia could be such a marker.
Franco-Cereceda, A,, Olsson, C,, Carlestål, E,, Thorell, A,, Bergstrand, L, Wilamowski, F   +5 more
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Selectivity of Ca2+ channel blockers for dilator actions on the isolated lower esophageal sphincter and aorta from rats

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2018
We compared dilator actions of representative four Ca2+ channel blockers on the isolated lower esophagus sphincter (LES) and thoracic aorta from rats.
Akira Takahara, Shuhei Nozaki, Akane Ishiguro, Kaori Okamura, Xin Cao, Megumi Aimoto, Yoshinobu Nagasawa   +6 more
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The effects of irisin on the rat thoracic aorta: a histological study

Folia Morphologica, 2022
BACKGROUND: Irisin, a polypeptide hormone that is released from skeletal muscle in response to exercise, has been found to improve endothelial functions, protect against endothelial injuries and change blood pressure, which also affected blood vessels ...
R. Altaweel, A. Shatarat, D. Badran, N. M. Abu Tarboush   +3 more
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From Tear to Fear: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Acute type A aortic dissection presents with abrupt onset of pain that requires emergency surgery. However, minimal research exists on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors.
Selena R. Pasadyn, Eric E. Roselli, Amanda S. Artis, Cassandra L. Pasadyn, Dermot Phelan, Karen Hurley, Milind Y. Desai, Eugene H. Blackstone   +7 more
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Optimizing treatment of proximal thoracic aortic graft infectionsCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open
Objectives: To describe treatment, assess outcomes, and identify risk factors for primary infection, reinfection, and death in patients with proximal thoracic aortic graft infection.
Matthew A. Thompson, MD, Toshiki Fujiyoshi, MD, PhD, Benjamin Kramer, DO, PhD, Ashley M. Lowry, MS, MEd, Haytham Elgharably, MD, Steven Gordon, MD, Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD, Nabin Shrestha, MD, Patrick Vargo, MD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD   +10 more
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Hybrid debranching and TEVAR of the aortic arch off-pump, in re-do patients with complicated chronic type-A aortic dissections : a critical report [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Patients suffering from acute type A aortic dissection undergo replacement of the ascending aorta, the proximal hemiarch or complete aortic arch, depending on the extent of the individual pathology.
Brechtel, Klaus, Klaus Brechtel, Günay Kalender, Stephen M Wildhirt, Kalender, Günay, Wildhirt, Stephen M., Stock, Ulrich Alfred, Ulrich A Stock   +7 more
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Post-stenotic aortic dilatation. [PDF]

, 2006
Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease affecting up to 4% of the elderly population. It can be associated with dilatation of the ascending aorta and subsequent dissection.
Jahangiri Marjan, Marjan Jahangiri, Wilton, E, Emma Wilton, Jahangiri, M, Wilton Emma   +5 more
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Open, hybrid, and endovascular repair of recoarctation, aneurysm, and pseudoaneurysm after aortic coarctation repairCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Techniques
Objective: After aortic coarctation repair, patients may develop peri-anastomotic aneurysms or recoarctation requiring reintervention. We describe the spectrum of late coarctation repair–associated complications, repair strategies, and outcomes. Methods:
Jonathan P. Putnam, BS, Matthew A. Thompson, MD, William C. Frankel, MD, Patrick R. Vargo, MD, Joanna Ghobrial, MD, Patcharapong Suntharos, MD, Margaret Fuchs, MD, Sean P. Lyden, MD, Francis J. Caputo, MD, Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD, Ashley M. Lowry, MS, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, Eric E. Roselli, MD   +13 more
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Reoperative surgery on the thoracic aorta [PDF]

, 2013
ObjectiveThe objective of our study was to report our hospital and long-term results after reinterventions on the thoracic aorta.MethodsBetween 1986 and 2011, 224 reoperations on the proximal thoracic aorta after previous aortic surgery were performed in
Berretta, Paolo, Folesani, Gianluca, Di Eusanio, Marco, Di Bartolomeo, Roberto, Cefarelli, Mariano, PETRIDIS, FRANCESCO DIMITRI, Petridis, Francesco D., Di Marco, Luca   +7 more
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Deep Learning-Based Image Reconstruction for CT Angiography of the Aorta

Diagnostics, 2021
To evaluate the impact of a novel, deep-learning-based image reconstruction (DLIR) algorithm on image quality in CT angiography of the aorta, we retrospectively analyzed 51 consecutive patients who underwent ECG-gated chest CT angiography and non-gated ...
Andra Heinrich, Felix Streckenbach, Ebba Beller, Justus Groß, Marc-André Weber, Felix G. Meinel   +5 more
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