Including Aortic Valve Morphology in Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations: Initial Findings and Application to Aortic Coarctation [PDF]
, 2012 Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations quantifying thoracic aortic flow patterns have not included disturbances from the aortic valve (AoV). 80% of patients with aortic coarctation (CoA) have a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) which may cause adverse ...
Cava, Joseph Richard +8 more
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Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR, 2020 Aim To evaluate the frequency and pattern of variations in the origins of right inferior phrenic artery (RIPA) and left inferior phrenic artery (LIPA) on 256 slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT).
Chinmay Bhimaji Kulkarni +4 more
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Clinical outcomes of endovascular treatment for ruptured thoracic aortic disease [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 Background/Aims Untreated rupture of the thoracic aorta is associated with a high mortality rate. We aimed to review the clinical results of endovascular treatment for ruptured thoracic aortic disease.
Jong Hyun Choi +12 more
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Endovascular repair for acute traumatic transection of the descending thoracic aorta: experience of a single centre with a 12-years follow up [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Most blunt aortic injuries occur in the proximal proximal descending aorta causing acute transection of this vessel. Generally, surgical repair of the ruptured segment of aorta is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality and in
Butrico, L +6 more
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Fibulin-4 is essential for maintaining arterial wall integrity in conduit but not muscular arteries [PDF]
, 2017 Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in fibulin-4 (FBLN4) lead to autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 1B (ARCL1B), a multisystem disorder characterized by significant cardiovascular abnormalities, including abnormal elastin assembly, arterial ...
Broekelmann, Thomas J +5 more
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Arch replacement with collared elephant trunks: The Siena approachCentral MessagePerspective
JTCVS Techniques, 2021 Objective: To illustrate our experience and results in patients with diffuse aneurysmal disease treated with arch replacement using the Siena collared graft, a device designed in 2002 to improve the elephant trunk technique.
Eugenio Neri, MD +6 more
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Skeletal Myogenic Progenitors Originating from Embryonic Dorsal Aorta Coexpress Endothelial and Myogenic Markers and Contribute to Postnatal Muscle Growth and Regeneration [PDF]
, 1999 Skeletal muscle in vertebrates is derived from somites, epithelial structures of the paraxial mesoderm, yet many unrelated reports describe the occasional appearance of myogenic cells from tissues of nonsomite origin, suggesting either ...
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Coronary Arteries and their Variations: A Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Care Centre in Tamil Nadu, India [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and SurgeryIntroduction: Anatomic variations in coronary circulation are commonly identified during dissection and angiographic procedures. The right and left coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart, originate from the corresponding aortic sinuses ...
Manicka vasuki Anaimalai Kandavadivelu +4 more
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Automatic Segmentation of Thoracic Aorta Segments in Low-Dose Chest CT
, 2018 Morphological analysis and identification of pathologies in the aorta are important for cardiovascular diagnosis and risk assessment in patients. Manual annotation is time-consuming and cumbersome in CT scans acquired without contrast enhancement and ...
de Vos, Bob D. +3 more
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Cyclic Stretch Alters Vascular Reactivity of Mouse Aortic Segments
Frontiers in Physiology, 2017 Large, elastic arteries buffer the pressure wave originating in the left ventricle and are constantly exposed to higher amplitudes of cyclic stretch (10%) than muscular arteries (2%).
Arthur Leloup +3 more
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