The Many Lives of a Complex Marfan Syndrome Patient
JACC: Case Reports, 2021 We present a complex Marfan case, with previous type A aortic dissection, subsequent progressing aortic arch aneurysm, type B chronic aortic dissection, and Barlow disease with severe mitral regurgitation, all expressions of the same phenotype, all ...
Cristian Militaru, MD, PhD +6 more
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Aortic Dissection that Presented to a Tertiary Hospital's ED in Dubai, UAE: A Descriptive Study
Saudi Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground: Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition, with a high mortality rate. It can be classified into Stanford type A or type B. This study analyzes the clinical presentation, risk factors, systolic blood pressure, and the mortality rate ...
Ivyan Kambal +4 more
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TGFβ (transforming growth factor-β) blockade induces a human-like disease in a nondissecting mouse model of abdominal aortic aneurysm [PDF]
, 2017 Objective-Current experimental models of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) do not accurately reproduce the major features of human AAA. We hypothesized that blockade of TGF beta (transforming growth factor-beta) activity-a guardian of vascular integrity ...
Clément, Marc +12 more
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Modern diagnostics for type B aortic dissection [PDF]
Gefässchirurgie, 2015 Undifferentiated chest pain is one of the most common complaints in the acute care setting. Type B aortic dissection is an important cause of chest pain and a complex clinical entity, which carries significant morbidity and mortality and requires accurate clinical and radiological evaluation.Imaging technologies have become an irreplaceable tool to ...
Donati T. +3 more
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Management of Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection [PDF]
Hearts, 2020 Acute aortic dissection has an incidence of approximately half that of symptomatic abdominal and thoracic aneurysm of the aorta and more than twice the mortality of population-based controls. While urgent undelayed open surgery is the strategy of choice in proximal dissection, medical management has been the mainstay of treatment for uncomplicated ...
Xun Yuan +2 more
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キュウセイ ダイドウミャク カイリ ヤマガタケン ニオケル セイレキ 2000ネン ノ ケイケン [PDF]
, 2003 Objective: Prefectural clinico-epidemiological survey of acute aortic dissection has not been widely carried out. Methods: We collected data of all patients with acute aortic dissection in Yamagata Prefecture, and retrospectively reviewed their primary ...
Shimazaki Yasuhisa +2 more
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Sleep apnea and the impact on cardiovascular risk in patients with Marfan syndrome [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder characterized by ectopia lentis, aortic root dilation and dissection and specific skeletal features.
Bauters, Fré +8 more
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Computational Modeling Meets 3D Bioprinting: Emerging Synergies in Cardiovascular Disease Modeling
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Emerging advances in three‐dimensional bioprinting and computational modeling are reshaping cardiovascular (CV) research by enabling more realistic, patient‐specific tissue platforms. This review surveys cutting‐edge approaches that merge biomimetic CV constructs with computational simulations to overcome the limitations of traditional models, improve ...
Tanmay Mukherjee +7 more
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Arc of Buhler: A lifesaving anatomic variation. A case report [PDF]
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2020 The presence of malperfusion syndrome in cases of complicated acute type B aortic dissection is a negative predictive factor and urgent intervention is indicated.
Schizas Nikolaos +5 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]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES 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 dissection.
Carrel, Thierry +7 more
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