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Thoracic Aorta: Anatomy and Pathology

Diagnostics, 2023
The aorta is the largest elastic artery in the human body and is classically divided into two anatomical segments, the thoracic and the abdominal aorta, separated by the diaphragm.
Cira Rosaria Tiziana di Gioia, Andrea Ascione, Raffaella Carletti, Carla Giordano   +3 more
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Partial upper sternotomy for extensive arch repair in older acute type A aortic dissection patients

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022
Objectives The partial upper sternotomy (PUS) approach is acceptable for aortic valve replacement, and even aortic root operation. However, the efficiency of PUS for extensive arch repair of acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) in older adult patients ...
Zhihuang Qiu, Jun Xiao, Qingsong Wu, Tianci Chai, Li Zhang, Yumei Li, Liangwan Chen   +6 more
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Experience of diagnosis of congenital arterial anomaly in a child with bronchial obstruction: clinical case and summary

Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2017
Congenital anomalies of the aortic arch are a large group of cardiovascular anomalies. Some of them are isolated; others are associated with congenital heart defects or genetic syndromes. There can be different clinical manifestations of these anomalies —
L.V. Besh, O.I. Matsyura, V.B. Yaskiv, M.V. Konyk, V.F. Petrov, LV. Dvorchyn, O.V. Omelyanenko, O.V. Malko, O.V. Pasternak   +8 more
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The first experience of surgical treatment of aortic dissection using the hybrid «Frozen Elephant Trunk» method in Kazakhstan

Актуальные проблемы теоретической и клинической медицины, 2023
In this article, which presents a brief description of a clinical observation, we give an example of successful surgical treatment of a patient with a thoracoabdominal aortic dissection, one of the most complex issues in modern cardiothoracic surgery ...
O. A. Serkiz, K. S. Altenov, D. A. Antikeev, M. A. Raikhanov, A. B. Albazarov   +4 more
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Rapid Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Catastrophic Stanford Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Resulting in Successful Lung Donation: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT This case highlights that rapid diagnosis and emergency surgical repair for catastrophic Stanford Type A acute aortic dissection may preserve the opportunity for successful lung donation even when neurological recovery is impossible. Transthoracic echocardiography played a critical role in establishing the diagnosis when computed tomography ...
Yokawa K, Abe R, Higuma T, Yoshida K, Obo H, Kadotani M, Wakiyama H.   +6 more
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Evaluation of Aortic Arch Disorders in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot

Armaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal, 2021
Background & aim: Fallot tetralogy (TOF) is one of the most common diseases among congenital heart cyanotic abnormalities. 25% of these patients have a right aortic arch.
N Mehdizadegan, K Saeedi, A Rezakhani, K Keshavarz   +3 more
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Aortic Arch Syndrome with Cardiomegaly and Aortic Calcification

Japanese Heart Journal, 1961
Three cases of the aortic arch syndrome with cardiomegaly and aortic calcification as cardinal symptoms were reported. Fifteen necropsy cases of pulseless disease in Japan were reviewed chiefly about heart involvement, sites of lesion in vascular system and etiological consideration. These reported cases suggest that there is a heart lesion produced by
YAMADA, Hideo, HARUMI, Kenichi, OHTA, Akio, NOMURA, Takeo, OKADA, Ryozo, ISHII, Masao   +5 more
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Tracheal Compression by Aberrant Innominate Artery: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
The brachiocephalic trunk arises from the convexity of the aortic arch, posterior to the manubrium sterni. In rare cases, the origin of the brachiocephalic trunk is shifted to the left of the midline, crosses the trachea through an oblique course, and ...
Ankit Agarwal, Nidhi Bedi, Pankaj Abrol, Ankit Parakh, Renu Sharma   +4 more
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Impact of Geographic Location on Diagnosis and Initial Management of Takayasu Arteritis: A Tale of Two Cohorts from Italy and India

Diagnostics, 2022
The present study compares disease characteristics, imaging modalities used, and patterns of treatment in two large cohorts of Takayasu arteritis (TAK) from Italy and India. Clinic files were retrospectively reviewed to retrieve information about initial
Durga Prasanna Misra, Alessandro Tomelleri, Upendra Rathore, Giovanni Benanti, Kritika Singh, Manas Ranjan Behera, Neeraj Jain, Manish Ora, Dharmendra Singh Bhadauria, Sanjay Gambhir, Sudeep Kumar, Elena Baldissera, Vikas Agarwal, Corrado Campochiaro, Lorenzo Dagna   +14 more
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Sequential ruptures of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of ascending aorta, aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Penetrating ulcers of aorta, aortic dissections and intramural hematomas all come under acute aortic syndromes and have important similarities and differences.
Pankaj Kaul, Rodolfo Paniagua, Afroditi Petsa, Raj Singh   +3 more
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