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Reversed Elephant Trunk Technique for the Repair of Type B Aortic Dissection: A Case Report

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2019
We report a case of a type B aortic dissection with an aneurysm treated by the replacement of the proximal descending thoracic aorta via the reversed elephant trunk technique.
Anjith Prakash Rajakumar, Mithun Sundararaaja Ravikumar, Karthik Raman, Arun Singh, Ejaz Ahmed Sheriff, Rajan Sethuratnam   +5 more
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Vena cava anomalies in thoracic surgery [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Vena cava anomalies are a rare group of anatomical variations due to an incorrect development of the superior or inferior vena cava during fetal life.
Anile, Marco, Anzidei, Michele, Bassi, Massimiliano, Diso, Daniele, Mantovani, Sara, Pagini, Andreina, Poggi, Camilla, Venuta, Federico   +7 more
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Cardiopulmonary bypass time is an independent risk factor for acute kidney injury in emergent thoracic aortic surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019
Background Thoracic aortic surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass are both associated with development of postoperative acute kidney injury. In this study, we undertook to investigate the relationship between cardiopulmonary bypass time and postoperative ...
Shijun Xu, Jie Liu, Lei Li, Zining Wu, Jiachen Li, Yongmin Liu, Junming Zhu, Lizhong Sun, Xinliang Guan, Ming Gong, Hongjia Zhang   +10 more
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Aortic pathology from protein kinase G activation is prevented by an antioxidant vitamin B12 analog. [PDF]

, 2019
People heterozygous for an activating mutation in protein kinase G1 (PRKG1, p.Arg177Gln) develop thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD) as young adults.
Boss, Gerry R, Casteel, Darren E, Dalton, Nancy D, Gu, Yusu, Kalyanaraman, Hema, Lee, Seunghoe, Makino, Ayako, Milewicz, Dianna M, Patel, Hemal H, Peterson, Kirk L, Pilz, Renate B, Schilling, Jan M, Schwaerzer, Gerburg K, Wahwah, Nisreen, Zhang, Qian, Zhuang, Shunhui   +15 more
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Inhibition of MAPK-Erk pathway in vivo attenuates aortic valve disease processes in Emilin1-deficient mouse model [PDF]

, 2017
Aortic valve disease (AVD) is a common condition with a progressive natural history, and presently, there are no pharmacologic treatment strategies. Elastic fiber fragmentation (EFF) is a hallmark of AVD, and increasing evidence implicates developmental ...
Aikawa, Barnette, Basalyga, Bonow, Brown-Augsburger, Brunskill, Brunskill, Chung, Fondard, Franco, Gallegos, Gapski, Ghosh, Gu, Helske, Hinton, Hinton, Holm, Ihn, Iverson, Jensen, Keane, Krenz, Liang, Lindeman, Marshall, Mercer, Mohler, Mozaffarian, Munjal, Nishimura, Nkomo, Perrotta, Poggio, Potter, Rajamannan, Rossebo, Sauls, Schmieder, Schoen, Starcher, Vesely, Wirrig, Wylie-Sears, Xiong, Xiong   +45 more
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A case report: Efficacy of thoracic MRA for ischemic stroke due to acute aortic dissection

Acute Medicine & Surgery
Background Ischemic stroke requires prompt diagnosis and treatment but rarely results from acute aortic dissection. The administration of tissue‐type plasminogen activator (t‐PA) to such patients can lead to serious complications and potentially fatal ...
Jun Nagayama, Kenji Fujizuka, Shioya Hayato, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, Mitsunobu Nakamura   +4 more
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Risk factors of distal segment aortic enlargement after complicated type B aortic dissection

Journal of Interventional Medicine, 2019
Objectives: Distal segment aortic enlargement (DSAE) is a common complication that influences the long-term prognosis of type B aortic dissection (TBAD) after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).
Yu Shen, Simeng Zhang, Guanglang Zhu, Yanqing Chen, Zheng Chen, Zaiping Jing, Qingsheng Lu   +6 more
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Focal Spot, Fall/Winter 2000 [PDF]

, 2000
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/focal_spot_archives/1086/thumbnail ...

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Concomitant true and false lumen “parallel thoracic endovascular aortic repair” as an endovascular alternative to open arch/descending aortic reconstruction for chronic DeBakey type I dissection with aneurysmal degeneration

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2019
A 77-year-old woman presented with symptomatic thoracic aortic aneurysm within a dissected thoracoabdominal aorta distal to a previous Dacron ascending aortic replacement.
Katherine M. Buddemeyer, BS, Kyle W. Eudailey, MD, Benjamin J. Pearce, MD, Adam W. Beck, MD   +3 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 ...
Chan, WC, Lai, V, Tsang, WK, Yeung, TW
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