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Treatment with Corticosteroid and/or Immunosuppressive Agents before Surgery can Effectively Improve the Surgical Outcome in Patients with Takayasu's Arteritis

Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2019
Objective: To analyze the clinical outcome of corticosteroid and/or immunosuppressive treatment preoperatively in patients with Takayasu's arteritis. Patients and Methods: Forty-six patients with Takayasu's arteritis who received cardiovascular surgery ...
Tie Zheng, Shuai Zhu, Jia-Fu Ou, Wei-Gang Fang, Zhi-Yu Qiao, Rui-Dong Qi, Li Chen, Lei Chen, Cheng-Nan Li, Li-Li Pan, Qing Zhu, Dong Chen, Xue-Jun Sun, Jun-Ming Zhu   +13 more
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Comparative evaluation of left ventricular mass regression after aortic valve replacement: a prospective randomized analysis [PDF]

, 2011
Background: We assessed the hemodynamic performance of various prostheses and the clinical outcomes after aortic valve replacement, in different age groups.
Wood Jeffrey P, Doss, Mirko, Moritz Anton, Arndt H Kiessling, Mirko Doss, Kiessling, Arndt Holger, Anton Moritz, Jeffrey P Wood, Wood, Jeffrey P., Moritz, Anton, Doss Mirko, Kiessling Arndt H   +11 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]

, 2014
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, Axel Linke, Amie Padhiar, Peter Wenaweser, Neil Moat, Piazza, N, Stuart Mealing, Johan Bosmans, Mealing, S, Stephen Brecker, Mark Sculpher, Ulrich J Gerckens, Nicolo Piazza, Rachele Busca, Padhiar, A, Sabine Bleiziffer, Tamburino, C, Sculpher, M, Bosmans, J, Gerckens, UJ, Bleiziffer, S, Linke, A, James Eaton, Eaton, J, Wenaweser, P, Moat, N, Corrado Tamburino, Brecker, S, Brecker, Stephen, Mealing, Stuart, Padhiar, Arnie, et al., Bosmans, Johan   +32 more
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Supra-aortic vessel reconstruction in total arch replacement for acute type A dissection: Comparison of en bloc and separate graft techniques

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2019
Summary: Objective: To compare the outcomes of the en bloc and branched graft techniques for supra-aortic vessel reconstruction in total arch replacement (TAR) for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD).
Yi Lin, Wei-Guo Ma, Jun Zheng, Xiao-Yan Xing, Xu-Dong Pan, Jun-Ming Zhu, Li-Zhong Sun   +6 more
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Hybrid Arch Repair with Supra-Aortic Debranching and Using Castor Stent-Graft

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2022
Background The management of aortic lesions involving the aortic arch in patients who cannot tolerate thoracotomy is a challenge. Case Description A 32-year-old woman who underwent a giant aneurysm at the proximal end of the descending aorta ...
Xijie Gao, Guohong Liu, Jun Lu, Jianbo Zhao   +3 more
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Local versus general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR)- systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
The hypothesis of this study was that local anesthesia with monitored anesthesia care (MAC) is not harmful in comparison to general anesthesia (GA) for patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVR).TAVR is a rapidly spreading ...
Webb, J, Reinthaler, M, Georg M Fröhlich, Marco Roffi, Olaf Wendler, Nevil Hutchinson, Markus Reinthaler, Duolao Wang, David Hildick-Smith, Wang, D, Hutchinson, N, Fröhlich, GM, John Webb, Pascal Meier, Alexandra J Lansky, Wendler, O, Hildick-Smith, D, Stefan Toggweiler, Lansky, AJ, Roffi, M, Meier, P, Toggweiler, S   +21 more
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Accelerometer-derived rest-activity rhythms, genetic risk, and chronic inflammatory markers and the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionDisrupted rest-activity rhythm (RAR), an accelerometer-derived measure of the strength and temporal organization of daily behavioral rhythms, has been linked to multiple adverse health outcomes.
Yongliang Zhong, Xinyi Liu, Zhiyu Qiao, Haiou Hu, Chengnan Li, Yipeng Ge, Junming Zhu   +6 more
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Unfortunate Accidental Twins: Two Patients with Endocarditis of a Valve-Bearing Conduit

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2023
Background Prosthetic valve endocarditis is becoming more common because many patients live long enough to experience bacteremia, while insufficient antibiotic prophylaxis eventually leads to graft infection. Valve-bearing conduit infections are the most
Roya Ostovar, Johannes M. Albes
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Peripheral Artery Disease and Aortic Disease [PDF]

Global Heart, 2016
We reviewed published MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) study articles concerning peripheral arterial disease, subclavian stenosis (SS), abdominal aortic calcium (AAC), and thoracic artery calcium (TAC). Important findings include, compared to non-Hispanic whites, lower ankle-brachial index (ABI) and more SS in African Americans, and higher ...
Criqui, Michael H, Aboyans, Victor, Allison, Matthew A, Denenberg, Julie O, Forbang, Nketi, McDermott, Mary M, Wassel, Christina L, Wong, Nathan D   +7 more
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Adverse exposure burden, NMR metabolomics, and risk of incident abdominal aortic aneurysm

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe cumulative impact of multidomain adverse exposures on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) risk and the underlying metabolic pathways remain insufficiently understood.MethodsWe analyzed 304,482 UK Biobank participants free of aortic aneurysm at ...
Yi Yang, Xinyi Liu, Chengnan Li, Yipeng Ge, Haiou Hu, Zhiyu Qiao, Junming Zhu   +6 more
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