Aortic Arch

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One-Year Results of Novel Aortic Arch Hybrid Prosthesis for Repair of Acute DeBakey Type I Dissection With Malperfusion: PERSEVERE Study

December 11, 2025 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

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 sites between July 2022 and...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 167: Insights on Robotic Cardiac Surgery Adoption and Training 

July 30, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Ahmed Ghazy, Head of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany, about robotic cardiac surgery...

A pair of doctors operating on a patient in the operating room.
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Type A Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair and Pulmonary Artery Banding Through a Left Posterolateral Thoracotomy

July 20, 2026 | Zineb EL HASNAOUI…

This video illustrates the case of a 10-day-old female neonate (2.8 kg) with antenatal diagnosis of Type A interrupted aortic arch (IAA). Preoperative echocardiography showed Type A interrupted aortic arch,...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 165: Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement Techniques

July 16, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

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...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 164: TAVR National Coverage Analysis

July 9, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed decision memo regarding the national coverage analysis for transcatheter aortic valve replacement...

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Genes Associated With Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection: 2019 Update and Clinical Implications

December 31, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

This is an updated list of genes associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. Dr Elefteriades and associates published the first version in 2017 and made an update in 2018....

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Patient Trends and Outcomes of Surgery for Type A Acute Aortic Dissection in Japan: An Analysis of More Than 10,000 Patients From the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database

December 8, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Abe and associates reported the trends in the early outcomes of surgical repair for acute type A aortic dissection in 11,843 patients from the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database between 2008...

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Surgery for Type A Aortic Dissection in Patients with Cerebral Malperfusion: Results From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissections

November 15, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection investigators analyzed the impact of cerebral malperfusion (CM) on the surgical outcomes of acute type A dissection in 2402 patients. The incidence of...

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Commentary: Chronic Type A Dissection: When to Operate?

November 11, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A succinct analysis of a challenging problem, with a discussion on the ‘magic diameter’ of 55 mm.

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Neurologic Complications After the Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedure: A Meta-Analysis of More Than 3,000 Patients

October 31, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Dr Preventza and associates performed a meta-analysis of 3,154 patients who underwent frozen elephant trunk procedure to determine the incidence of neurologic complications. The incidences were 4.7% for spinal cord...

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Outcome After Aortic, Axillary, or Femoral Cannulation for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

August 13, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A most educative cross-Atlantic retrospective study on an always important question. The short accompanying video is also valuable!

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Growth of the Thoracic Aorta in the Smoking Population: The Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial

July 12, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Investigators reported the distribution of thoracic aortic growth in smokers based on longitudinal data of current and ex-smokers aged 50-70 years from the Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial. Mean and...

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Factors Associated With Acute Stroke After Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

June 24, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Colleagues from five heart centers performed a study on the incidence and factors associated with acute stroke following type A repair using the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery...

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