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Background Current methods for aortic dissection risk assessment are inadequate for patients with ascending aortic aneurysms associated with either bicuspid aortic valves (BAVs) or tricuspid aortic valves (TAVs).
J. Chung+7 more
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Hypertensive Emergency in Aortic Dissection and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm—A Review of Management
Over the last few decades, treatment for aortic dissection and thoracic aortic aneurysms has evolved significantly with improvement in outcomes. Treatment paradigms include medical, endovascular and surgical options.
Himani Gupta+2 more
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Introduction. Aortic dissection is the most common acute aortic pathology. Acute ascending aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition and a surgical emergency which requires prompt visualization of the aortic anatomy.
Uliana Pidvalna+4 more
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SUMMARYAortic dissection, once thought to be rare, is the most common catastrophe of the aorta, being twice as common as ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.1 In one Inner London borough, aortic dissection accounted for 4.2% of sudden deaths in men over a three‐year period.2 Early diagnosis and prompt treatment are crucial to achieving a successful ...
P, Ponraj, J, Pepper
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the operative and long-term outcomes of the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique for acute type A aortic dissection. METHODS This study evaluated 426 consecutive patients who underwent aortic repair for acute type A aortic ...
Akihiro Yoshitake+12 more
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Objective Management of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) comprises regular diameter follow-up until the indication criterion for prophylactic surgery is reached. However, this approach is unable to predict the majority of acute type A aortic dissections (
S. Heuts+14 more
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Aortic dissection presenting as gait disturbance: a case report. [PDF]
Emergency medicine dogma traditionally teaches that aortic dissection presents as tearing chest pain, radiating to the back. This case report describes a 55 year old woman presenting with a left homonymous hemianopsia and resultant gait disturbance ...
Estreicher, Michael+2 more
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Accidental and Late Diagnosis of Type A Aortic Dissection: Mimicking Unstable Angina Pectoris
Aortic dissection is an infrequent diagnosis that usually presents with acute onset of sharp and severe tearing pain. It rarely presents with atypical symptoms, accompanied by a higher mortality risk that arises the delay in diagnosis. In this report, we
Toktam Alirezaei MD+2 more
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The Prognosis in Aortic Dissection (Dissecting Aortic Hematoma or Aneurysm) [PDF]
Between 1945 and 1961 50 patients with aortic dissection were seen at the Mayo Clinic. Survival information for prognostic purposes was available in 40 patients and revealed that more than half of the patients were dead within a week. Of 15 patients who survived the acute phase (2 weeks) more than half were dead within a year.
Dwight C. McGoon+2 more
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Tratamento Endovascular da Disseção Crónica Isolada da Aorta Abdominal [PDF]
Isolated acute abdominal aortic dissection is a relatively rare event. Its natural history is not fully understood and its optimal treatment is not established.
Almeida, R.+3 more
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