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Aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk technique – a single-center study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019
Background The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique was developed to facilitate the two-stage surgery of extensive pathologies of the thoracic aorta and is now routinely applied in acute and chronic aortic syndromes.
Jamila Kremer, Fabian Preisner, Bashar Dib, Ursula Tochtermann, Arjang Ruhparwar, Matthias Karck, Mina Farag   +6 more
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Hybrid Treatment of Complex Aortic Arch Anomaly with Saccular Aneurysm [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019
Aortic arch anomalies are not clinically important unless they cause compression symptoms due to aneurysmatic dilatation. Aortic anomalies need to be treated when they cause complex thoracic aortic diseases, and the treatment approach has evolved over ...
Mustafa Akbulut, Adnan Ak, Kenan Ozturker, Mesut Sismanoglu, Mehmet Altuğ Tunçer   +4 more
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Proximal aortic repair in asymptomatic patientsCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2021
Objective: Current guidelines for elective proximal aortic repair are applicable to elective first-time procedures in asymptomatic patients without other primary indications or connective tissue disorders and with specified aortic diameter or growth rate.
Emelie Carlestål, MD, Melih Selcuk Ezer, MS, Anders Franco-Cereceda, MD, PhD, Christian Olsson, MD, PhD   +3 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, Chu, Mon-Li, Halabi, Carmen M, Lee, Vivian S, Lin, Michelle, Mecham, Robert P   +5 more
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When flexibility is not necessarily a virtue: a review of hypermobility syndromes and chronic or recurrent musculoskeletal pain in children [PDF]

, 2015
Chronic or recurrent musculoskeletal pain is a common complaint in children. Among the most common causes for this problem are different conditions associated with hypermobility.
Cattalini, Marco, Cimaz, Rolando, Khubchandani, Raju   +2 more
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Successful Pregnancy in a Patient with Takayasu’s Arteritis: a Case Report [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2007
Background and objectivesTakayasu’s arteritis, so-called pulseless disease, is a syndrome mostly seen in young women. It is a chronic inflammatory arteritis affecting large vessels.
Z. Ebrahimi, Z. Khalaji Nia
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Replacing vascular corrosion casting by in-vivo micro-CT imaging for building 3D cardiovascular models in mice [PDF]

, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate if in vivo micro-computed tomography (CT) is a reliable alternative to micro-CT scanning of a vascular corrosion cast. This would allow one to study the early development of cardiovascular diseases.
Casteleyn, Christophe, Loeys, Bart, Renard, Marjolijn, Segers, Patrick, Staelens, Steven, Trachet, Bram, Vandeghinste, Bert, Vandenberghe, Stefaan   +7 more
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Early results of a low-profile stent-graft for thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

PLoS ONE, 2020
PurposeTo assess outcomes of a low-profile thoracic stent-graft in the treatment of thoracic aortic pathologies.MethodsA retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients with aortic thoracic pathologies treated with the RelayPro device in two ...
Hazem El Beyrouti, Mario Lescan, Marco Doemland, Migdat Mustafi, Florian Jungmann, Tobias Jorg, Nancy Halloum, Bernhard Dorweiler   +7 more
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Gene deficiency in activating Fcγ receptors influences the macrophage phenotypic balance and reduces atherosclerosis in mice [PDF]

, 2013
Immunity contributes to arterial inflammation during atherosclerosis. Oxidized low-density lipoproteins induce an autoimmune response characterized by specific antibodies and immune complexes in atherosclerotic patients.
Egido, J., Gomez-Guerrero, C., Lazaro, I., Lopez-Franco, O., Lopez-Parra, V., Lutgens, E., Mallavia, B., Oguiza, A., Ortiz-Muñoz, G., Recio, C.   +9 more
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Marfan and Loeys-Dietz aortic phenotype: A potential tool for diagnosis and managementCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open
Objective: In heritable aortic diseases, different vascular involvement may occur with potential variable implications in aortic dilation/dissection risk.
Luigi Lovato, MD, Mariano Cefarelli, MD, PhD, Luca Di Marco, MD, PhD, Daniel Arcioni, MD, Giada Tortora, MD, PhD, Ada Dormi, Mth D Biostatistical, Nicolò Schicchi, MD, Elisabetta Mariucci, MD, PhD, Marco Di Eusanio, MD, PhD, Davide Pacini, MD, PhD, Rossella Fattori, MD, PhD   +10 more
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