Aortic Arch
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 of prompt recognition to avoid...
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 James Cox, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, USA,...
Aortic uncrossing is indicated for symptomatic patients with a circumflex aorta causing significant tracheoesophageal compression. Case presentation The authors present a two-year-old child (12.4 kg) with dysphagia who was diagnosed...
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...
The PERSEVERE study evaluated one-year outcomes of the AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis for acute DeBakey Type I aortic dissection with malperfusion. This prospective, single-arm trial enrolled 93 patients across 26 US...
This review evaluates branched and fenestrated thoracic endovascular aortic repair (B-/F-TEVAR) for aortic arch pathologies. Technical success rates are high (84-100 percent), with 30-day mortality ranging from 0–25 percent and...
Aortic arch tears at the time of acute type A dissection are often grouped together and are known to contribute to flow into the residual false lumen, which can increase...
This study analyzed the incidence of malperfusion in acute Type A aortic dissection using data from 9,958 patients in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database 2017-2020. Preoperative...
This study evaluates the early safety of a new technique called branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair (B-SAFER) for treating multisegment thoracic aortic disease, which aims to improve outcomes...
A detailed , open and stimulating discussion of a presentation in the AATS . The presenter responds to peer questioning on the technical aspects of the evolution of hubrid interventions...
The long-term benefits of total arch replacement (TAR) versus hemiarch replacement for treating aortic dissection have been debated, with most studies showing no difference in survival rates between the two...



