Management of infrarenal aortic aneurysm rupture postendovascular stenting
An elderly woman presented a year after undergoing endovascular repair of her infrarenal aortic aneurysm (IRAA) with abdominal pain and hypotension. Imaging revealed a ruptured IRAA, and this was managed with banding of the aorta to correct the Type-1a ...
Ali Al Sharqi +3 more
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Aortic root enlargement is generally asymptomatic, with few clinical clues, but may be observed as an incidental finding on a chest x‐ray, echocardiogram, or contrast‐enhanced computerized tomogram of the chest. Aortic dissection is one of the most feared complications of hypertension.
L Michael, Prisant, V R Prasad, Nalamolu
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ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the expression of nine blood RNA biomarkers in a clinical trial based on genes previously identified in an experimental monkey model of stroke for diagnosis feasibility and prognostication. Methods IBIS‐CT1 was a prospective longitudinal study enrolling patients with ischemic stroke (IS) or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH ...
Salomé Retailleau +11 more
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Outcomes After Concomitant Mitral and Aortic Rheumatic Valve Surgery in Young People
Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to disproportionately affect young Māori and Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) [...]
Hilary Hardefeldt +7 more
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ABSTRACT Multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome (MSMDS) is an ultra‐rare, ACTA2‐related disorder characterized by severe cerebrovascular disease, aortic aneurysms, and smooth muscle dysfunction. Using molecular dynamics simulations and in silico drug screening, we identified that sapropterin dihydrochloride (Kuvan) is a candidate capable of ...
Moran Hausman‐Kedem +9 more
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RCC prolapse causing Aortic regurgitation in a restrictive VSD [PDF]
The incidence of aortic right coronary cusp (RCC) prolapse in outlet ventricular septal defect (VSD) is reported at 5%- 16%. Detection of RCC prolapse is critical in patients with outlet VSD because this complication may cause permanent aortic ...
Rabbani, Zeinab +3 more
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Cost-utility of transcatheter aortic valve implantation for inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis treated by medical management: a UK cost-utility analysis based on patient-level data from the ADVANCE study. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To use patient-level data from the ADVANCE study to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) compared to medical management (MM) in patients with severe aortic stenosis from the perspective of the UK ...
Busca, R +32 more
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The Incremental Role of Stress Echocardiography in Valvular Heart Disease: A Narrative Review
Background/Objectives: The diagnosis and risk stratification of valvular heart disease have traditionally relied on resting echocardiography. However, in a significant portion of patients, resting findings do not fully reflect the hemodynamic severity of
Adriana Correra +8 more
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The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci +25 more
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Stenting of the aortic arch as an emergency palliation of aortic dissection after cardiac surgery in an infant [PDF]
Aortic dissection with low cardiac output is an acute emergency and immediate therapy is mandatory. It is however a disease of the elderly. This article reports on an infant who developed acute aortic dissection following cardiac surgery, for whom ...
Emmel, Matthias Alexander +2 more
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