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Thoracic Aorta: Anatomy and Pathology

Diagnostics, 2023
The aorta is the largest elastic artery in the human body and is classically divided into two anatomical segments, the thoracic and the abdominal aorta, separated by the diaphragm.
Cira Rosaria Tiziana di Gioia, Andrea Ascione, Raffaella Carletti, Carla Giordano   +3 more
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Association between geriatric nutritional risk index and thoracic aorta morphological changes in cancer adults underwent contrast computed tomography scans [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundCancer survivors have a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), partly associated with high rates of malnutrition, which is linked to poor cardiovascular outcomes.
Zhijie Jian, Zixuan Meng, Xiangrui Qiao, Hui Liu, Bolin Li, Yue Wu, Wenjun Liu, Lele Cheng   +7 more
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Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma invading thoracic aorta treated by thoracic endovascular aortic repair: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma arising from the posterior mediastinum and infiltrating the thoracic aorta is exceptionally rare, with few cases reported in scientific literature.
Haiyang Li, Qihua Gong, Wei Wei
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Intraspinal vascular perfusion territories of the descending thoracic aorta. [PDF]

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
Pruidze P, Didava G, Weninger JT, Geyer SH, Neumayer C, Nanobachvili J, Eilenberg W, Czerny M, Weninger WJ.   +8 more
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A morphological indicator for aortic dissection: fitting circle of the thoracic aorta [PDF]

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background This study aims to identify a morphological indicator of aortic dissection (AD) based on the geometrical characteristics of the thoracic aorta.
Hongji Pu, Tao Peng, Zhijue Xu, Qi Sun, Zixin Wang, Hui Ma, Shu Fang, Yang Yang, Jie Wu, Ruihua Wang, Peng Qiu, Jinhua Zhou, Xinwu Lu   +12 more
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The sources of innervation of the aortic arch and thoracic aorta in human fetuses [PDF]

Archives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2021
Introduction. The development of angiosurgery requires the morphologists to clarify in more details the topographic anatomical peculiarities of arterial vessels, considering their morphogenesis, peculiarities of innervation, age and individual anatomical
Galyna Ya. STELMAKH, Tatiana V. KHMARA, Inna V. LUKASHEVYCH, Volodymyr V. VIZNIUK, Iryna D. KIIUN, Ruslan P. KNUT   +5 more
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Early results of bare metal extension stent for thoracoabdominal aortic dissectionCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Techniques, 2022
Objectives: Debakey type I and IIIb aortic dissections are complicated by extension along the full length of the aorta. Over the long term, the thoracoabdominal aorta in these patients often continues to degenerate, requiring endovascular or open repair.
Patrick R. Vargo, MD, Christopher L. Tarola, MD, Emily Durbak, MD, Chang Yoon Doh, BS, Francis J. Caputo, MD, Christopher J. Smolock, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD   +6 more
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Multiaxial pulsatile dynamics of the thoracic aorta and impact of thoracic endovascular repair

European Journal of Radiology Open, 2021
Purpose: The thoracic aorta is a highly mobile organ whose dynamics are altered by thoracic endovascular aorta repair (TEVAR). The aim of this study was to quantify cardiac pulsatility-induced multi-axial deformation of the thoracic aorta before and ...
Ga-Young Suh, Johan Bondesson, Yufei D. Zhu, Jason T. Lee, Michael D. Dake, Christopher P. Cheng   +5 more
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Correlation between coronary artery calcium score and aorta diameter in population with long-standing hypertension using noncontrast CT scan

Arterial Hypertension, 2022
BACKGROUND: Early detection of aortic aneurysms is challenging in hypertensive patients due to the high risk of life-threatening ruptures. Limited studies on the relationship between coronary artery calcium and aortic diameter are present.
Sarab Hilal Abdulhussein, Muna Abdul Ghani Zghair, Qays Ahmed Hassan   +2 more
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Analysis of Thoracic Aorta Injury in 27 Road Traffic Accident Deaths

Fayixue Zazhi, 2022
ObjectiveTo analyze the characteristics of thoracic aorta injury in road traffic accidents, to provide data reference for forensic identification.MethodsThe data of 27 traffic accident death cases with thoracic aorta injury were analyzed according to ...
YE Wei-quan, HE Jia, WU Zhao-bin, CAI Liu-xin   +3 more
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