Aortic Aneurysm
Surgery of the aortic arch has advanced significantly in recent years. The gold standard technique for treating arch aneurysms remains moderate to deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest of the lower body, coupled with cerebral protection....
This case report describes a rare Type A aortic dissection that caused a pulmonary artery intramural hematoma and compression, which mimicked a saddle pulmonary embolism. The findings highlight the importance...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Jacques Kpodonu, a cardiac surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Assistant Professor of Surgery...
This report illustrates the lifesaving single-stage management of a ruptured pre-coarctation aortic arch in a 50-year-old female patient accompanied by a mediastinal false aneurysm. The principles were dual right subclavian...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Chris Malaisrie, a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Northwestern University and an Attending...
