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The susceptibility of the aortic root: porcine aortic rupture testing under cardiopulmonary bypass

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Background In our earlier study on the functional limits of the aneurysmal aortic root we determined the pig root is susceptible to failure at high aortic pressures levels.
Timothy Luke Surman, John Matthew Abrahams, Jim Manavis, John Finnie, Chris Christou, Georgia Kate Williams, Angela Walls, Peter Frantzis, Mark Adams, James Edwards, Michael George Worthington, John Beltrame   +11 more
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Pregnancy after Aortic Root Replacement in Marfan's Syndrome: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2018
Objectives We sought to characterize pregnancy-related aortic complications in women with Marfan's syndrome who had prior aortic root replacement. Study Design This is a retrospective case series study and literature review of women with ...
Dominique Williams, Kathryn J. Lindley, Melissa Russo, Jennifer Habashi, Harry C. Dietz, Alan C. Braverman   +5 more
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A contemporary approach to a young female patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and an uncomplicated type B aortic dissection: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Aortic dissection is a relatively uncommon, but often catastrophic disease that requires early and accurate diagnosis. It often presents in patients with congenital connective tissue disorders.
Petko Prodanov, Hana Linkova, Robert Petr, Richard Fojt, Zuzana Motovska, Jiri Knot, Filip Rohac, Boris Koznar, Mariwan Majid, Petr Widimsky, Petr Kacer   +10 more
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Aortic root movement correlation with the function of the left ventricle

Scientific Reports, 2021
Echocardiographic assessment of systolic and diastolic function of the heart is often limited by image quality. However, the aortic root is well visualized in most patients.
Piotr Karwat, Ziemowit Klimonda, Grzegorz Styczyński, Cezary Szmigielski, Jerzy Litniewski   +4 more
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1.4 PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF PROXIMAL AORTA LONGITUDINAL STRAIN IN MARFAN SYNDROME

Artery Research, 2018
Background: Aortic root dilation and type A aortic dissection are the most common cardiovascular complications of Marfan syndrome (MFS). Current clinical management of MFS patients relies on a close follow-up of aortic root diameter and preventive aortic
Andrea Guala, Jose Rodríguez-Palomares, Aroa Ruiz-Muñoz, Minerva Gandara, Violeta Sanchez, Alberto Forteza, David Garcia-Dorado, Artur Evangelista, Gisela Teixido-Tura   +8 more
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Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis with Root Abscess: Root Repair Versus Root Replacement

Pathogens
Background: Aortic valve infective endocarditis (IE) complicated by an aortic root abscess is a challenging problem that leads to increased morbidity and mortality. Aortic root repair or replacement are two potential treatment options.
Zaki Haidari, Stephan Knipp, Iskandar Turaev, Mohamed El Gabry   +3 more
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Konno-rastan combined with manougiaun root enlargement for small aortic root with coronary anomaly in a young woman

Heart Views, 2019
Aortic root enlargement (ARE) is an established procedure to deal with small aortic annulus. It becomes very important to place adequate size prosthesis to prevent patient–prosthesis mismatch (PPM).
Fazal Wahab Khan, Sameh M Said
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Aortic root remodeling after surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection using different anastomosis techniquesCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Techniques, 2023
Background: After surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection (aTAAD), remodeling of the residual aortic segments is the key outcome parameter associated with late reoperation or aorta-related adverse events. In this study, we analyzed the surgical
Ting-Wei Lin, MD, MSc, Hsuan-Yin Wu, MD, Meng-Ta Tsai, MD, Yu-Ning Hu, MD, Yi-Chen Wang, MD, Jun-Neng Roan, MD, PhD, Chwan-Yau Luo, MD, MSc, Chung-Dann Kan, MD, PhD   +7 more
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Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as Pyrexia of Unknown Origin and the Importance of Echocardiography

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2013
Aortic root abscess in patients with aortic endocarditis is not uncommon. Aortic root abscess may cause persistent sepsis, worsening heart failure, conduction abnormalities, fistula formation, and an increased need for surgery. We present a young patient
Prashanth Panduranga
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Comparative study of aortic root replacement versus aortic root enlargement in small aortic root

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Background For patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and small annulus, aortic root replacement (RR) and aortic root enlargement (RE) are proven methods to prevent prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM).
Ahmed Nabil Malek, Ahmed Ghoneim, Ahmed Mahgoub, Ali Abdelraouf, Yasser Hamdy Hussien, Ahmed Ibrahim Ismail   +5 more
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