CT angiography for the assessment of EVAR complications: a pictorial review [PDF]
Insights into Imaging, 2022 Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a minimally invasive treatment proposed as an alternative to open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Cecilia Gozzo +8 more
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Passive Aortic Counterpulsation to Reduce Pressure Pulse During Aortic Prosthesis Insertion and Reduce Endoleaks Formation: A Preliminary In Silico Investigation [PDF]
SciOver 10% of patients undergoing aortic endograft implantation experience endoleaks within a few years. In the case of type 1a endoleaks, a crack forms between the aorta and the prosthesis collar, allowing blood to pass.
Ivan Corazza +4 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 BackgroundAcute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) requires urgent surgical treatment. However, during daily practice, there were some patients with ATAAD sought for medical attention several days after symptoms occurred and some other patients hesitated ...
Shye-Jao Wu +9 more
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Fluid dynamics and blood damage in the dilated ascending aorta after mechanical prosthetic valve implantation: an in vitro study [PDF]
, 2022 The implantation of aortic valve prostheses is often associated with the dilation of the ascending aorta. It is well known that the modification of the fluid dynamics induced by both the prosthetic valve and aortic dilation may, in turn, promote further ...
Matta G. +5 more
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Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023 Spinal cord ischemia due to decreased cord perfusion is a devastating complication in patients with thoracoabdominal dissection following frozen elephant trunk (FET) repair surgery.
Zeqin Xu +5 more
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Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2023 Background: Open repair of aortic aneurysms frequently requires reimplantation of major aortic vessels. Traditional techniques can be time consuming, require meticulous hemostasis, and risk aneurysmal patch degeneration, which can require a challenging ...
Elan A. Sherazee, MD +4 more
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Transcaval Access to the Abdominal Aorta: indications of Interest to Surgeons and a Comprehensive Literature Review [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020 We performed a review of the literature (until August 01, 2019) on the occasion of the first transcaval approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in our hospital.
Francisco S. Lozano Sánchez +3 more
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An Assessment of Blood Vessel Remodeling of Nanofibrous Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Vascular Grafts in a Rat Animal Model [PDF]
, 2023 The development of an ideal vascular prosthesis represents an important challenge in terms of the treatment of cardiovascular diseases with respect to which new materials are being considered that have produced promising results following testing in ...
Mikes, Petr +21 more
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Comparison between Arch Zones in Modified Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedure for Complex Thoracic Aortic Diseases [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020 Introduction: The aim of this study is to compare postoperative outcomes and follow-up of two different modifications facilitating surgical technique of frozen elephant trunk (FET) procedure for complex thoracic aortic diseases - zone 0 (fixation with ...
Mustafa Akbulut +7 more
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The early days of vascular and heart valve prostheses: a historical review [PDF]
, 2020 This surgical heritage article provides a historical overview of the most important early advances of vascular- and valvular surgery, that lead to the development of currently used vascular- and valvular prostheses and materials.
Loncq de Jong, Mylène +5 more
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