The credibility of health economic models for health policy decision-making: the case of population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm [PDF]
, 2007 <i>Objectives</i>: To review health economic models of population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among elderly males and assess their credibility for informing decision-making. <i>Methods</i>: A literature review
Briggs, A.H. +4 more
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Emerging pharmacological treatments to prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm growth and rupture [PDF]
, 2015 Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a local expansion of the abdominal aorta wall caused by a complex multifactorial maladaptive vascular remodeling. Despite recent advances in the management of cardiovascular diseases, there currently is no established ...
Fraga-Silva, Rodrigo +2 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the growth and rupture rates of small abdominal aortic aneurysms: implications for surveillance intervals and their cost-effectiveness. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs; 3.0-5.4 cm in diameter) are usually asymptomatic and managed by regular ultrasound surveillance until they grow to a diameter threshold (commonly 5.5 cm) at which surgical intervention is considered ...
Bown, MJ +7 more
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Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2012 Left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy rarely results from cardiac disease. We present 2 cases of left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy caused by thoracic saccular aortic aneurysms.
Masafumi Ohki
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Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, 2023 Balloon rupture during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a rare but serious complication. Here, we present two cases of balloon rupture in patients with severe aortic stenosis and type 0 bicuspid aortic valves.
Xinlei Wu +7 more
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Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations, 2022 Background: Idiopathic congenital abdominal aortic aneurysms are rare. Their etiology, pathophysiology, and appropriate treatment remain unclear because only a few cases have been reported in the literature.
Yosuke Kugo +2 more
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The Evolution of Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Past Lessons and Future Directions [PDF]
, 2011 The history and evolution of aortic aneurysm repair demonstrates an important paradigm within surgery, namely the importance of surgical pioneers and innovators who have\ud strived to achieve technical excellence and improve patient care.
Bhogal, Ricky Harminder +1 more
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Systematic Review of the Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Adult Aortic Diseases
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 Background: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a new medical method combining medicine and science. The aim of this study is to summarize and analyze the application of CFD in adult aortic diseases.
Jian Song +8 more
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Propagation-based phase-contrast synchrotron imaging of aortic dissection in mice : from individual elastic lamella to 3D analysis [PDF]
, 2018 In order to show the advantage and potential of propagation-based phase-contrast synchrotron imaging in vascular pathology research, we analyzed aortic medial ruptures in BAPN/AngII-infused mice, a mouse model for aortic dissection. Ascending and thoraco-
Aoki, Hiroki +8 more
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Comorbidities Associated with Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm has become increasingly important owing to demographic changes. Some other diseases, for example, cholecystolithiasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hernias, seem to co-occur with abdominal aortic ...
Althoff, Christian E. +6 more
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