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Chronic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting 29 Years following Trauma

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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Sex‐based differences in outcomes between male and female patients with bicuspid aortic stenosis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A meta‐analysis

Precision Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
Central illustration: Sex‐based differences in outcomes between male and female patients with bicuspid aortic stenosis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Abstract Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital anomaly leading to early aortic stenosis.
Muhammad Huzaifa Ahmed Khan, Muneeb Khawar, Asad Ullah Farooq, Azooba Khalid, Syed Muhammad Ahsan, M. Hamza Naseer Awan, Muhammad Soban Nisar, Asim Elahi, Muhammad Aqib Faizan, Iqra Shahid, Abdullah Munir Ahmed, Faseeh Haider, Rejina Chhetri   +12 more
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Parallel Graft Technique in a Complex Aortic Aneurysm: The Value of Intra-operative Flexibility from The Original Operative Plan

EJVES Short Reports, 2019
Introduction: The parallel grafting technique (PGT) is a valuable alternative to prefabricated branched or fenestrated endovascular aortic repair. An often overlooked advantage of PGT is its unique adaptability to different anatomical challenges that ...
Ricardo Castro-Ferreira, Paulo G. Dias, Sérgio M. Sampaio, José F. Teixeira, Armando C. Lobato   +4 more
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Spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage due to coarctation of aorta and intraspinal collaterals : a rare presentation [PDF]

, 2012
The occurrence of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in association with coarctation of thoracic aorta and absence of intracranial aneurysm is a rare association.
Devara, Anil K.V., Joseph, S., Uppu, S.C.   +2 more
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Aortic Coarctation: Recent Developments in Experimental and Computational Methods to Assess Treatments for this Simple Condition [PDF]

, 2010
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is often considered a relatively simple disease, but long-term outcomes suggest otherwise as life expectancies are decades less than in the average population and substantial morbidity often exists.
Feinstein, Jeffrey A., LaDisa, John F., Taylor, Charles A.   +2 more
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Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transposition of an anomalous left vertebral artery followed by endovascular treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm using a branched endoprosthesis

Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations
The anomalous origin of the left vertebral artery from the aorta is the second most common anatomical alteration of the aortic arch. We present a case of a patient with a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm and an anomalous origin of a dominant left ...
Rogério do Lago Franco, Ualid Saleh Hatoum, Johann Viktor Müller, Miyoko Massago, Luciano de Andrade   +4 more
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Systematic screening for age‐related comorbidities: Health care optimization among persons with HIV in an outpatient setting

HIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Age‐related comorbidities occur earlier and more frequently in people with HIV (PWH) than in the general population and have emerged as a key challenge in long‐term HIV care. Unfortunately, many of these conditions remain undiagnosed, and systematic screening in clinical practice remains limited.
Anna Katrine Haslund Roed, Anne‐Mette Lebech, Sabine Singh, Ole Kirk, Susanne Dam Nielsen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful open surgical treatment for persistent type II endoleak following thoracic endovascular aortic repair: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background The occurrence of type II endoleaks after endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm has gradually gained increasing attention. We present a case of a patient with an expanding aneurysm after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for a type ...
June Lee, Do Yeon Kim, Hyun Ah Lim, Seok Beom Hong, Yong Han Kim, Hwan Wook Kim   +5 more
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Gastric pseudoaneurysm in the setting of Loey’s Dietz Syndrome [PDF]

, 2012
Loey’s Dietz syndrome is a disorder of connective tissue caused by a mutation in the genes that encode transforming growth factor (TGF) beta receptor 1 and 2.
Johston, Troy Alan, Likes, Maggie L.
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