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Tratamiento endovascular de la aorta torácica mediante endoprótesis con escotadura distal [PDF]

, 2011
[eng] “ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF THORACIC AORTA WITH SCALLOPED THORACIC ENDOGRAFTS” Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic disease (ETTAD) is often the only option for patients unfit for open surgery.
Maciel Da Rocha, Marcio Fernando
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Single-Stage Open Repair of Extensive Arch and Descending Thoracic Aneurysm through Sternotomy: A Case Report

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
Extensive thoracic aortic disease involving the ascending aorta, the aortic arch, and the descending thoracic aorta may require multiple surgical and interventional managements, which impose a burden in terms of cumulative surgical trauma and the risk ...
Joon Young Kim, Hong Rae Kim, Joon Bum Kim   +2 more
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A left circumflex aorta with a displaced thoracic duct in a 94-year-old male cadaver: a case report with discussion on embryology

Folia Morphologica, 2023
A left circumflex aorta (LCA) is an extremely rare variation of the thoracic aorta. It is distinguished by a retroesophageal descending aorta that subsequently travels down the right side of the thoracic vertebrae towards the aortic hiatus.
P. Ostrowski, S. Popovchenko, M. Bonczar, T. Mroczek, J. A. Walocha, M. P. Zarzecki   +5 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of mediastinal width measurement on posteroanterior and anteroposterior chest radiographs in the depiction of acute nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection [PDF]

, 2012
We aimed to explore the diagnostic accuracy of various mediastinal measurements in determining acute nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection with respect to posteroanterior (PA) and anteroposterior (AP) chest radiographs, which had received little ...
Wan Chi Chan, Yeung, Tsz Wai, Chan, Wan Chi, Lai, Vincent, Tsz Wai Yeung, Vincent Lai, Wai Kan Tsang, Tsang, Wai Kan   +7 more
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Different anti-contractile function and nitric oxide production of thoracic and abdominal perivascular adipose tissues

Frontiers in Physiology, 2016
Divergent phenotypes between the perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) surrounding the abdominal and the thoracic aorta might be implicated in regional aortic differences, such as susceptibility to atherosclerosis.
Jamaira Aparecida Victorio, Milene Tavares Fontes, Luciana Venturini Rossoni, Ana Paula Davel   +3 more
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Association between institutional case volume and mortality following thoracic aorta replacement: a nationwide Korean cohort study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background The inverse relationship between case volume and postoperative mortality following high-risk surgical procedures have been reported. Thoracic aorta surgery is associated with one of the highest postoperative mortality. The relationship between
Karam Nam, Eun Jin Jang, Jun Woo Jo, Jae Woong Choi, Minkyoo Lee, Ho Geol Ryu   +5 more
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Thoracic endovascular aortic repair with a right thoracotomy approach

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022
Background The common femoral artery is usually the preferred access route for thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). However, if access from the common femoral artery is challenging, other routes must be considered.
Hideki Tanioka, Takanori Shibukawa, Keiji Iwata   +2 more
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Chemerin Added to Endothelin-1 Promotes Rat Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Migration

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
BackgroundWhile chemerin has been shown to increase proliferation and migration of systemic vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) contributing therefore to the development of hypertension, this remains to be clarified for the pulmonary circulation ...
Aliénor Hanthazi, Pascale Jespers, Grégory Vegh, Christine Dubois, Géraldine Hubesch, Jean-Yves Springael, Laurence Dewachter, Kathleen Mc Entee   +7 more
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Expression of p-PPARγ in the aging thoracic aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rat and inhibitory effect of rosiglitazone

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014
Objective: To investigate the expression of phosphorylated peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor γ (p-PPARγ) in the aging thoracic aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) and the inhibitory effect of rosiglitazone on the phosphorylation of ...
Hai-Feng Yuan, Xiao-Lin Niu, Deng-Feng Gao, Guang-Hua Hao, An-Qi Song, Jin Wei   +5 more
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Ultrosound assessment of the thoracic and abdominal aorta in civil aviation pilots of senior age group

Атеротромбоз, 2020
Introduction. Early detection of subclinical atherosclerosis in different arterial vessels, including the main vessel aorta, is important for clinical practice and aeromedical assessment, especially in senior age people.
A. Yu. Kuzmina
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