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Risk factors for secondary dilatation of the aorta after acute type A aortic dissection [PDF]

, 2005
Objectives: Prompt diagnosis of subsequent dilatation of the dissected aorta is crucial to reduce late mortality in these patients. This study focuses on risk factors for dilatation of the aorta after type A aortic dissection (AADA) affecting a normal ...
Eckstein, Friedrich S., Carrel, Thierry P., Immer, Franz F., Hagen, Urs, Berdat, Pascal A.   +4 more
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Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement for inoperable severe aortic stenosis. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) is the recommended therapy for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are not suitable candidates for surgery. The outcomes beyond 1 year in such patients are not known.
Makkar, Raj R, Dewey, Todd M, Pocock, Stuart, Brown, David L, Pichard, Augusto D, Bowers, Bruce, Siegel, Robert J, Smith, Craig R, Webb, John G, Tuzcu, Murat, Moses, Jeffrey W, Williams, Matthew R, Babaliaros, Vasilis C, Thourani, Vinod H, Kapadia, Samir, Svensson, Lars G, Jilaihawi, Hasan, Kodali, Susheel, Bavaria, Joseph E, MD, Fontana, Gregory P, Akin, Jodi J, Douglas, Pamela S, Bavaria, Joseph E, Herrmann, Howard C, Leon, Martin B, PARTNER Trial Investigators, Anderson, William N   +26 more
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Relationship between Serum Gamma-glutamyl Transferase Levels with Ascending Aortic Dilatation

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
Objective: Increased serum gamma-glutamyl transferase levels (GGT) have been shown to directly promote oxidative stress. Previous studies have shown the relationship between the dilatation of the ascending aorta and oxidative stress.
Ahmet Kaya, Yasemin Kaya, Zeki Yuksel Gunaydin, Ozgur Enginyurt, Yavuz Kursat Polat, Selim Topcu, Murat Saritemur   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supraventricular tachyarrhythmia as a first sign of aortic aneurysm [PDF]

Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 2016
We report the case of a 50-year-old man who presented with palpitations, without any other symptoms. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed rapid supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (atrial flutter 2:1).
Antonio Villa, Alfredo Corticelli, Gerarda Russo, Dimitra Zarifi, Andrea Bona, Simona Armieri   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter study of the effects of irbesartan on aortic dilatation in Marfan syndrome (AIMS trial): study protocol [PDF]

, 2013
Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Marfan syndrome (MFS), a dominantly inherited disorder caused by mutations in the gene that encodes fibrillin-1.
Claire E Foley, Anne Child, Guliz Erdem, David Gaze, Valencia, O, Xu Jin, Oswaldo Valencia, Erdem, Guliz, Erdem, G, Foley, C. E., Mullen, M J, Gaze, D, Marcus D Flather, Erdem, G., Child, A., Flather, MD, Newman, W. G., Child, A, Child, Anne, Jin, Xu Yu, Jin, X. Y., Gaze, David, Mullen, Michael J., Foley, Claire E., Banya, W, Michael J Mullen, Banya, Winston, Newman, WG, Gaze, D.C., Banya, W., William G Newman, Flather, M. D, Valencia, Oswaldo, Winston Banya, Newman, William G., Flather, Marcus D., Valencia, O., Jin, XY, Mullen, MJ, Foley, CE   +39 more
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Surgery for autoimmune aortitis: unanswered questions

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2019
Background The aorta is rarely affected by autoimmune vasculitis, which can lead to aortic dilatation requiring surgery. Autoimmune aortitis may affect one aortic segment or the entire aorta, and in some cases, the aorta may be affected at different time
Amr A. Arafat
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Balloon valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis using umbilical vein access in a newborn: First experience in Turkey

Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2016
Summary– Balloon valvuloplasty is an effective therapy for severe congenital aortic valve stenosis, with mild aortic insufficiency and minimal intermediate-term restenosis.
Kemal Nişli, Serra Karaca, Aygün Dindar   +2 more
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Clinical Use of Blood Flow Analysis through 4D-Flow Imaging in Aortic Valve Disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), which affects 1% of the general population, results from the abnormal fusion of the cusps of the aortic valve. BAV can lead to the dilatation of the aorta, aortic coarctation, development of aortic stenosis (AS), and aortic ...
Omer Mansoor, Julio Garcia
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Ultrasound scanning in fetal renal pelvis dilatation: not only hydronephrosis [PDF]

, 2009
Pelvic dilatation is the alteration of the urinary tractmost frequently detected by maternal-fetalultra-sound. Hydronephrosis is not a diagnosis; it is an imagefinding. The diagnosis is the cause that produces it.
Dinatale, Angela, Ermita, Santina, Recupero, Stefania, Cavaliere, Alessandro, Mammaro, Alessia, Accardi, Manuela Chiara, Pappalardo, Elisa Maria   +6 more
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Early impact of aortic wrapping on patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with mild to moderate ascending aorta dilatation

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2010
Background The management of mild to moderate dilatation of the ascending aorta of less than 5 cm is controversial, particularly when concomitant surgical correction of aortic valve is required.
Sosnowski Andrzej, Bajaj Amrita, Raheel Furqan, Ang Keng-Leong, Galiñanes Manuel   +4 more
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