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Causal factors in the development of thoracic aortic aneurysm

Российский кардиологический журнал, 2013
Aim. To assess the causal factors in the development of thoracic aortic aneurysm. Despite the existing screening programmes, widely used visualisation methods, and improved intervention techniques, aortic aneurysm remains one of the leading causes of ...
E. B. Luneva, V. E. Uspenskyi, L. B. Mitrofanova, M. I. Paidimirova, A. V. Kandinskyi, E. V. Zemtsovsky   +5 more
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A case of thoracic aortic aneurysm discovered following poor ventilation during induction of anesthesia [PDF]

JA Clinical Reports
Several cases of tracheal stenosis due to thoracic aortic aneurysm have been reported. However, cases of aortic aneurysm discovered following ventilation difficulties immediately after the induction of general anesthesia are rare.
Mahiro Isogai, Ko Ishikawa, Ryosuke Funabiki, Takashi Suto, Shigeru Saito   +4 more
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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2014
Aortic dissection is the most devastating complication of thoracic aortic disease. In the more than 250 years since thoracic aortic dissection was first described, much has been learned about diseases of the thoracic aorta. In this review, we describe normal thoracic aortic size; risk factors for dissection, including genetic and inflammatory ...
Goldfinger, Judith Z., Halperin, Jonathan L., Marin, Michael L., Stewart, Allan S., Eagle, Kim A., Fuster, Valentin   +5 more
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Secondary aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for a huge aneurysm

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2013
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm is an excellent alternative to open surgery, especially in patients with a number of comorbidities.
Akhmadu Muradi, Masato Yamaguchi, Atsushi Kitagawa, Yoshikatsu Nomura, Takuya Okada, Yutaka Okita, Koji Sugimoto   +6 more
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Chronic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting 29 Years following Trauma [PDF]

Case Reports in Surgery, 2015
Blunt, nonpenetrating injuries of the thoracic aorta are uncommon and associated with a high mortality rate within the first hour. Aortic injury is missed in 1-2% of patients that survive to hospital, and a chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm may ...
Sarah Miller, Prashant Kumar, Rene Van den Bosch, Adib Khanafer   +3 more
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Hoarseness as the sole symptom of an impending thoracic aneurysm rupture? [PDF]

Malaysian Family Physician, 2014
Unilateral vocal cord palsy secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm is a rare occurrence. Direct compression of the enlarging thoracic aneurysm on the left recurrent laryngeal nerve causes neuronal injury of the nerve, which is manifested as hoarseness ...
Rohaizam Jaafar, Irfan Mohamad
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TEVAR for ruptured descending thoracic aortic aneurysm: case report

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
A ruptured descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (rDTAA) is a life-threatening condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. Endovascular treatment for rDTAA promotes effective aneurysm exclusion with a minimally invasive approach.
Sthefano Atique Gabriel, Enrico Rinaldi, Marco Leopardi, Germano Melissano, Roberto Chiesa   +4 more
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Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Aortic Aneurysm: From Genetics to Mechanisms

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Aortic aneurysm, including thoracic aortic aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm, is the second most prevalent aortic disease following atherosclerosis, representing the ninth‐leading cause of death globally. Open surgery and endovascular procedures are
Haocheng Lu, Wa Du, Lu Ren, Milton H. Hamblin, Richard C. Becker, Y. Eugene Chen, Yanbo Fan   +6 more
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Emergency rescue stent grafting for a ruptured degenerated graft that bypassed coarctation of the aorta: a case report [PDF]

Kosin Medical Journal, 2022
A 33-year-old man who had undergone bypass from the distal aortic arch to the proximal descending thoracic aorta with a Dacron graft to treat coarctation of the aorta 20 years prior presented to the emergency department with massive hemoptysis.
Jin Ho Choi, Min Suk Choi, Haeyoung Lee
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Endovascular treatment for mycotic aneurysm using pyoktanin- applied devices

CVIR Endovascular, 2020
Background Mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm is an extremely rare but serious disease because it can easily rupture and has a high mortality rate.
Kei Kazuno, Hajime Kinoshita, Mariko Hori, Takamichi Yosizaki, Atsusi Tamura, Hiroshige Sato, Seiichiro Murata   +6 more
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