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Ortner’s syndrome secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm: a case series

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022
Background Ortner’s syndrome refers to vocal cord paralysis resulting from compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by abnormal mediastinal vascular structures.
Zhiwen Zhang, Hai Feng, Xueming Chen, Wenrui Li   +3 more
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Investigation of Epidemiological, Anatomical, and Risk Factors of the Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection, in Mazandaran Heart Center

Men's Health Journal, 2020
Background: Aortic aneurysm is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases that can lead to numerous challenges for patients. The mortality rate of ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA) is observed to be high.
Mohammad Zahedi, Reza Alizade Navaie, Seyede Fateme Hoseini, Parham Mortazavi, Mohammad Malekan, Armin Allahverdi, Shaghayegh Hooshmand, Soheil Azizi   +7 more
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A 60-year-old woman with asymptomatic total thoracic–abdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Introduction Total thoracic–abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare disease in cardiovascular surgery, with high surgical risk and high mortality. Surgery is considered the most effective treatment for total aortic aneurysms.
Jianying Deng, Wei Liu
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Staged graft replacement with thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair for an extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm after total arch replacement

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022
Background Open surgery for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm is highly invasive. Staged repair for extensive TAAA is effective because it has low morbidity and mortality, and preserves spinal cord perfusion. An initial total arch replacement can create a
Kazufumi Yoshida, Ken Nakamura, Masanosuke Ishigami, Makoto Kinoshita, Tadaaki Koyama   +4 more
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A Review of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Disease [PDF]

Echo Research & Practice, 2020
Abstract Aortic diseases may be diagnosed after a long period of subclinical development or they may have an acute presentation. Acute aortic syndrome is often the first sign of the disease, which needs rapid diagnosis and decision making to reduce the extremely poor prognosis. Aortic dilatation is a well-recognised risk factor for acute
Paul F Clift, Elena Cervi
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The ETTAA study protocol: a UK-wide observational study of 'Effective Treatments for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm'. [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction Chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm (CTAA) affecting the arch or descending aorta is an indolent but life-threatening condition with a rising prevalence as the UK population ages.
Catarino, P., ETTAA Collaborators, Gray, J, Vallabhaneni, S, Vale, L., Vallabhaneni, Srinivasa, Cook, A., Moorjani, N, Moorjani, Narain, Vale, Luke, Sharples, L., Gray, Joanne, Cook, Andrew, Elefteriades, JA, Sastry, P., Sharples, Linda, Vallabhaneni, S. R., Sastry, P, Moorjani, N., Hughes, V., Elefteriades, John, Cook, A, Catarino, Pedro, Hughes, V, Elefteriades, J., Hayes, P, on behalf of the ETTAA collaborators, Thompson, M., Hayes, P., Gray, J., Vale, L, Large, Stephen, Catarino, P, Thompson, Matt, Sharples, L, Hughes, Victoria, Elefteriades, John A, Hayes, Paul, Thompson, M, Sastry, Priya, Large, Stephen R, Large, SR, Large, S. R.   +42 more
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Imaging Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Radiologic Clinics of North America, 2020
High-quality aortic imaging plays a central role in the management of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm. Computed tomography angiography and magnetic resonance angiography are the most commonly used techniques for thoracic aortic aneurysm diagnosis and imaging surveillance, with each having unique strengths and limitations that should be weighed ...
Kimberly G, Kallianos, Nicholas S, Burris   +1 more
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Massive thoracic aortic aneurysm [PDF]

Heart, 2005
A 46 year old man presented to his general practitioner with coryzal symptoms. His practitioner incidentally auscultated a precordial murmur and thus referred the patient for transthoracic echocardiography, which showed left …
K C R, Patel, F, Leyva, R S, Bonser
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Combined AFX2 with thoracic stent graft: A different endovascular approach of an abdominal aorta aneurysm

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
The AFX2 endovascular repair system is a unibody, bifurcated stent graft that can be used in an abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with anatomical challenges, especially if it is combined with different aortic cuffs.
Panagitsa Christoforou, Christos Kounnos, Konstantinos Kapoulas, Christos Bekos   +3 more
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Thoracic aortic aneurysms

British Journal of Surgery, 2013
Still uncertainty about the need for ...
C D, Bicknell, J T, Powell
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