Case Report: Successful endovascular treatment of acute type A aortic dissection
IntroductionOpen surgical repair remains the current gold standard for the treatment of acute type A aortic dissection. However, especially elderly patients with relevant comorbidities who are deemed unfit for open surgery may benefit from a minimally ...
Leonard Pitts +20 more
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Transapical endovascular repair of iatrogenic type A aortic dissection
Intraoperative iatrogenic type A aortic dissection is a rare but known complication of cardiac surgery, with an incidence of 0.06% to 0.23%. Results are frequently catastrophic.
Sangmin Kim, MD +5 more
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For over a decade, the team from the Aortic Institute at Yale University has worked closely with the bioengineering team of Dr. Wei Sun at Georgia Tech University.
Hai Dong +7 more
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The ETTAA study protocol: a UK-wide observational study of 'Effective Treatments for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm'. [PDF]
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. +42 more
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Retrograde Aortic Dissection after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Descending Aorta - 2 case reports - [PDF]
In current era, thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has gained popularity. But, it bears the risk of serious complications such as treatment failure from endoleak, retrograde aortic dissection caused by injury of aortic wall at landing zone, or ...
홍순창, 이희정, 윤영남
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A case of acute aortic dissection presenting with neurological symptoms
Aortic dissection (AD) is a life-threatening condition that presents with diverse and atypical symptoms, making it challenging to diagnose. We present a case of a woman in her 40s who presented to the emergency department with collapse, right-sided ...
Mohamed Azhar, Mohamed Sheeraz +1 more
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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection
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. +5 more
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Image Diagnosis: Thoracic Aortic Dissection and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm [PDF]
Sundeep R Bhat, MD, is an Emergency Medicine Resident in the Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Program in CA. E-mail: sbhat@stanford.edu. Gus M Garmel, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, is a Senior Emergency Medicine Physician at the Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center, Co-Program Director of the Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Program, and ...
Sundeep R, Bhat, Gus M, Garmel
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Acute thoracic aortic dissection (Stanford B): challenges in early detection and management [PDF]
Background: Diagnosis of acute thoracic dissection is crucial given its potential fatal complications in delayed treatment response. Early and appropriate intervention renders obviation of futile surgery.
Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri +1 more
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What makes the difference between the natural course of a remaining type B dissection after type A repair and a primary type B aortic dissection? [PDF]
To analyse the outcome and need for intervention [surgery or thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)] in patients after surgery for remaining type B dissection after type A repair and primary type B aortic ...
Maksimovic, Sladjana +15 more
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