Aortic Root

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Surgery Versus Surveillance: A Quality-of-Life Analysis of Patients With Moderately Dilated Aortic Root or Ascending Aorta

November 20, 2025 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This multicenter study from the TITAN trial examined the quality of life in 157 patients with moderate ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAA) undergoing surgery (n=52) or surveillance (n=105) between 2019 and 2022. After propensity matching...

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Ancona Live Virtual Course: Aortic Valve

July 8, 2026 | Marco Di EusanioBronze Contributor…

In this session, cardiothoracic surgery experts gathered to discuss transaxillary valve surgery, options to avoid patients-prosthesis mismatch, aortic valve replacement (AVR), and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). These presentations were...

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Reoperation for Aortic Root Reconstruction

July 6, 2026 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor…

This video demonstrates a redo operation in a patient in their 60s who had a previous biological aortic valve replacement and required an aortic root replacement with the Konect valved...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 163: Is the TAVR Heart Team About to Lose a Member?

July 2, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) heart team potentially losing a member. He explores the current composition of the TAVR...

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Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement: Defining High-Volume Centres Using Prospective Data

June 25, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This multicenter registry study evaluated the volume-outcome relationship in elective valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSARR) to establish a threshold for high-volume centers. Utilizing prospective data from 2,668 patients across 37...

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Iatrogenic Aortic Dissection Associated With Cardiac Surgery: A Narrative Review

September 1, 2020 | Wei-Guo Ma

This is a comprehensive review on iatrogenic aortic dissection occurring intraoperatively,and within one month after cardiac surgery, covering the incidence, discovery, pathology, detection modalities, management, risk factors, and prevention of...

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Sex as a Biological Variable in Atherosclerosis

April 24, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting metanalytic review on the effect of binary gender in mammals.

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Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections

January 29, 2020 | Wei-Guo Ma

In this consensus statement, a new anatomic classfication system is proposed for thoracic aortic dissections. The acuity of aortic dissection and complicated vs uncomplicated dissections are clearly defined. Risk factors,...

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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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Reduced Leaflet Motion After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

November 22, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Puzzling subgroup from the GALILEO trial, which appears in the same issue of the periodical as an article that discredits the use of rivaroxaban as thromboprevention strategy : https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1911425?query=recirc_curatedRelated_article, And...

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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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