SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019 We herein describe a 38-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome and chronic type A aortic dissection. Computed tomography showed that the sinus of Valsalva and thoracoabdominal aorta had a diameter of 62 and 55 mm, respectively.
Takuya Nakayama +3 more
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Hybrid debranching and TEVAR of the aortic arch off-pump, in re-do patients with complicated chronic type-A aortic dissections : a critical report [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Patients suffering from acute type A aortic dissection undergo replacement of the ascending aorta, the proximal hemiarch or complete aortic arch, depending on the extent of the individual pathology.
Brechtel, Klaus +3 more
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Traumatic rupture of the aorta : a case report and discussion of clinical features [PDF]
, 2012 A young female patient was involved in a head-on collision and sustained a rupture of the aortic isthmus. She underwent emergency surgical repair of an aortic pseudo-aneurysm with an interposition graft.
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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 ...
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Heart failure and sudden cardiac death in heritable thoracic aortic disease caused by pathogenic variants in the SMAD3 gene [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Predominant cardiovascular manifestations in the spectrum of Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease include by default aortic root aneurysms- and dissections, which may be associated with aortic valve disease.
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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 ...
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Vascular smooth muscle Sirtuin-1 protects against aortic dissection during Angiotensin II-induced hypertension [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Sirtuin-1 (SirT1), a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide(+)-dependent deacetylase, is a key enzyme in the cellular response to metabolic, inflammatory, and oxidative stresses; however, the role of endogenous SirT1 in the vasculature has not ...
Akiki, Rachid +10 more
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Hybrid Thoracic Aortic Repair and Aortic Valve-In-Valve Replacement for Chronic Type A Dissection
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2023 We describe a case of hybrid total thoracic aortic repair and valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a high-risk patient with complicated chronic type A dissection and severe prosthetic aortic stenosis.
Turki B. Albacker +9 more
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JTCVS Techniques, 2023 Objective: Retrograde false lumen perfusion has limited the utility of aortic stent grafting for chronic aortic dissection. It is unknown whether balloon septal rupture can improve the outcomes for endovascular management of chronic aortic dissection ...
A. Claire Watkins, MD, MS +7 more
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The Evolution of Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Past Lessons and Future Directions [PDF]
, 2011 The history and evolution of aortic aneurysm repair demonstrates an important paradigm within surgery, namely the importance of surgical pioneers and innovators who have\ud strived to achieve technical excellence and improve patient care.
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