Results 1 to 10 of about 49,492 (143)

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Aortic Aneurysm: From Genetics to Mechanisms

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Aortic aneurysm, including thoracic aortic aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm, is the second most prevalent aortic disease following atherosclerosis, representing the ninth‐leading cause of death globally. Open surgery and endovascular procedures are
Haocheng Lu, Wa Du, Lu Ren, Milton H. Hamblin, Richard C. Becker, Y. Eugene Chen, Yanbo Fan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency rescue stent grafting for a ruptured degenerated graft that bypassed coarctation of the aorta: a case report [PDF]

Kosin Medical Journal, 2022
A 33-year-old man who had undergone bypass from the distal aortic arch to the proximal descending thoracic aorta with a Dacron graft to treat coarctation of the aorta 20 years prior presented to the emergency department with massive hemoptysis.
Jin Ho Choi, Min Suk Choi, Haeyoung Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Ortner’s syndrome secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm: a case series

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022
Background Ortner’s syndrome refers to vocal cord paralysis resulting from compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by abnormal mediastinal vascular structures.
Zhiwen Zhang, Hai Feng, Xueming Chen, Wenrui Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endovascular treatment for mycotic aneurysm using pyoktanin- applied devices

CVIR Endovascular, 2020
Background Mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm is an extremely rare but serious disease because it can easily rupture and has a high mortality rate.
Kei Kazuno, Hajime Kinoshita, Mariko Hori, Takamichi Yosizaki, Atsusi Tamura, Hiroshige Sato, Seiichiro Murata   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A 60-year-old woman with asymptomatic total thoracic–abdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Introduction Total thoracic–abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare disease in cardiovascular surgery, with high surgical risk and high mortality. Surgery is considered the most effective treatment for total aortic aneurysms.
Jianying Deng, Wei Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of Epidemiological, Anatomical, and Risk Factors of the Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection, in Mazandaran Heart Center

Men's Health Journal, 2020
Background: Aortic aneurysm is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases that can lead to numerous challenges for patients. The mortality rate of ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA) is observed to be high.
Mohammad Zahedi, Reza Alizade Navaie, Seyede Fateme Hoseini, Parham Mortazavi, Mohammad Malekan, Armin Allahverdi, Shaghayegh Hooshmand, Soheil Azizi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Staged graft replacement with thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair for an extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm after total arch replacement

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022
Background Open surgery for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm is highly invasive. Staged repair for extensive TAAA is effective because it has low morbidity and mortality, and preserves spinal cord perfusion. An initial total arch replacement can create a
Kazufumi Yoshida, Ken Nakamura, Masanosuke Ishigami, Makoto Kinoshita, Tadaaki Koyama   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Causal factors in the development of thoracic aortic aneurysm

Российский кардиологический журнал, 2013
Aim. To assess the causal factors in the development of thoracic aortic aneurysm. Despite the existing screening programmes, widely used visualisation methods, and improved intervention techniques, aortic aneurysm remains one of the leading causes of ...
E. B. Luneva, V. E. Uspenskyi, L. B. Mitrofanova, M. I. Paidimirova, A. V. Kandinskyi, E. V. Zemtsovsky   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combined AFX2 with thoracic stent graft: A different endovascular approach of an abdominal aorta aneurysm

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
The AFX2 endovascular repair system is a unibody, bifurcated stent graft that can be used in an abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with anatomical challenges, especially if it is combined with different aortic cuffs.
Panagitsa Christoforou, Christos Kounnos, Konstantinos Kapoulas, Christos Bekos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elective Open Suprarenal Aneurysm Repair in England from 2000 to 2010 an Observational Study of Hospital Episode Statistics [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Open surgery is widely used as a benchmark for the results of fenestrated endovascular repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
Alan Karthikesalingam, Alberto Vidal-Diez, Benjamin O. Patterson, CD Bicknell, CS Cina, E Choke, FA Lederle, GH Martin, Giuseppe Sollazzo, GL Gilling-Smith, J Cross, JA Cowan Jr, JA Cowan Jr, Jan D. Poloniecki, JC Parodi, JL De Bruin, JM Hacking, JM Richards, JN Armitage, Matthew M. Thompson, Peter J. E. Holt, Peter Whittaker, PJ Holt, PJ Holt, PJ Holt, RM Greenhalgh, Robert J. Hinchliffe, S Sinha, S Tsai, TP Sarac, V Jongkind, VI Patel   +31 more
core   +6 more sources