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Endovascular Salvage for Traumatic Midthoracic Aortic Rupture with Left Diaphragmatic Injury [PDF]
Patients with traumatic aortic rupture rarely reach the hospital alive. Even among those who arrive at the hospital alive, traumatic aortic rupture after high-speed motor vehicle accidents leads to a high in-hospital mortality rate and is associated with
Shin-Ah Son +4 more
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Objective: Retrograde false lumen perfusion has limited the utility of aortic stent grafting for chronic aortic dissection. It is unknown whether balloon septal rupture can improve the outcomes for endovascular management of chronic aortic dissection ...
A. Claire Watkins, MD, MS +7 more
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An 80-year-old man presented with a subacute zone 3-5 type B aortic dissection complicated by rupture and visceral and lower extremity malperfusion. He underwent emergent zone 2 repair with a Gore TAG thoracic branch endograft with inclusion of the left ...
Grayson S. Pitcher, MD +3 more
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Sporadic aortic aneurysm and dissection (AAD), caused by progressive aortic smooth muscle cell (SMC) loss and extracellular matrix degradation, is a highly lethal condition.
Wei Luo +20 more
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Traumatic Aortic Rupture [PDF]
Acute disruption of the thoracic aorta due to blunt chest trauma is a life-threatening injury. The majority of patients with an aortic tear die at the scene while approximately 15-20% of the victims reach the hospital alive. A 25 years old man was admitted to emergency service because of traffic accident. On the chest X ray; left pleural effusion, left
ALTUNTAŞ, Bayram +2 more
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Endovascular repair of aortic rupture [PDF]
To report a single centre experience with endovascular repair of ruptures of the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta.Retrospective non-randomised study in a university hospital.Between February 1997 and October 2002, endovascular repair of the aorta was performed on 125 occasions. In 20 cases, this was done as an emergency (nine ruptured infrarenal
I. Van Herzeele +4 more
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Endovascular Treatment of an Aortic Traumatic Double Rupture [PDF]
Traumatic thoracic aortic rupture is a life-threatening condition; aortic isthmus is the most common site of rupture, but in rare cases traumatic injury can localize elsewhere, such as at aortic arch or at the level of the diaphragm.
Attinà Domenico +6 more
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In high-speed motor vehicle accidents, it is necessary to investigate the manner of death. Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) provides important information on the mechanism of death, but identification of the aortic injury is still challenging on non–
Keiichi Horie, MD +7 more
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Atraumatic aortic rupture as a consequence of penetrating aortic atherosclerotic ulcer rupture [PDF]
A woman in her 70s with rheumatoid arthritis presented to the emergency department with progressive dysnoea and sharp chest pain radiating to her back over the preceding day. No recent thoracic trauma was recollected. Examination demonstrated frailty, hypotension with a mean arterial pressure of 50, normal heart sounds and reduced air entry at the ...
Zain Sharif +3 more
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