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A Painless Thoracic Aortic Dissection [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2016
Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) has a very high mortality rate and is often missed due to the atypical presentation of patients. We present a case of a man with chronic hypertension, atrial fibrillation (AF) (on regular warfarin) and a previous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), who presented with dyspepsia and was incidentally found to have a ...
Mahmoud, Youssef, Shalaby, Tamer, Rashid, Nazia   +2 more
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Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection

Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, 2016
Thoracic aortic dissection is a rare, but lethal, medical condition that is either misdiagnosed as a myocardial infarction or overlooked completely. Though thoracic aortic dissections are commonly diagnosed in patients exhibiting sharp chest pain, there ...
Arjun Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Roman Zeltser, Amgad N. Makaryus   +3 more
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Emergency endovascular repair of acute descending thoracic aortic dissection

Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2007
Muhammad Anees Sharif, Mark Edward O’Donnell, Paul Henry Blair, Peter KennedyDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, United KingdomBackground: Acute descending thoracic aortic ...
Muhammad Anees Sharif, Mark Edward O’Donnell, Paul Henry Blair, Peter Kennedy   +3 more
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Investigation of Epidemiological, Anatomical, and Risk Factors of the Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection, in Mazandaran Heart Center [PDF]

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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Complex Thoracic Aortic Dissection [PDF]

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
[West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(6):667-668]
Patel, Mihir, Patel, Samir, Moskowitz, Craig, Chen, Brandon   +3 more
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Nationwide database analysis of one-year readmission rates after open surgical or thoracic endovascular repair of Stanford Type B aortic dissectionCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2022
Objective: We examined readmissions and resource use during the first postoperative year in patients who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair or open surgical repair of Stanford type B aortic dissection.
John A. Treffalls, BS, Christopher B. Sylvester, PhD, Umang Parikh, MD, Rodrigo Zea-Vera, MD, Christopher T. Ryan, MD, Qianzi Zhang, MS, Todd K. Rosengart, MD, Matthew J. Wall, MD, Joseph S. Coselli, MD, Subhasis Chatterjee, MD, Ravi K. Ghanta, MD   +10 more
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Intercostal artery embolization to induce false lumen thrombosis in type B aortic dissection

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2020
Persistent false lumen flow is common after thoracic endovascular aortic repair of type B aortic dissection and may contribute to continued aortic aneurysmal degeneration.
Gregory A. Magee, MD, MSc, Jeniann A. Yi, MD, MS, David P. Kuwayama, MD, MPA   +2 more
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Successful application of angioembolization and thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in a retrograde type-A acute aortic dissection with polytrauma

Trauma Case Reports, 2022
A 53-year-old man underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair for persistent false lumen perfusion and limb salvage because of type A aortic dissection, severe lower-limb ischemia, and bleeding (mediastinal hematoma, bilateral lung contusion, liver ...
Hideaki Nagashima, Takuya Sugiyama, Natsuki Kondo, Masaya Miyahara, Seiichi Yamaguchi, Yosuke Matsumura   +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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Hypertensive Emergency in Aortic Dissection and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm—A Review of Management

Pharmaceuticals, 2009
Over the last few decades, treatment for aortic dissection and thoracic aortic aneurysms has evolved significantly with improvement in outcomes. Treatment paradigms include medical, endovascular and surgical options.
Himani Gupta, Prateek K. Gupta, Ali Khoynezhad   +2 more
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