Ascending Aorta

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Discussion to: Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair (B-SAFER): Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study

October 21, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

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 collated under the mantle of...

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Association Between Surgical Timing and Postoperative Outcomes in Type A Acute Aortic Dissection

May 7, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the association between symptom-to-admission time and postoperative outcomes following Type A acute aortic dissection (TAAD) repair. Analyzing 1,228 patients treated within 72 hours...

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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...

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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

June 3, 2025 | Martin ANOTHER
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Discussion to: Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair (B-SAFER): Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study

October 21, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

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...

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Commentary: Lack of Screening Makes Primary Prevention Most Effective to Reduce the Mortality of Aortic Dissection

November 28, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A relatively recent, open-access, brief viewpoint on the utility of screening for thoracic aortic pathologies. Although the negative opinion expressed by the author may not be universally accepted, a debate...

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Brain Protection in Aortic Arch Surgery: An Evolving Field

November 24, 2020 | Wei-Guo Ma

This is a comprehensive review of current strategies for monitoring and protection of the brain during aortic arch surgery under hypothermic circulatory arrest.

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Current Options and Recommendations for the Use of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Acute and Chronic Thoracic Aortic Disease

October 8, 2020 | Wei-Guo Ma

At the first day of its 34th Annual Meeting, the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) released the “Current Options and Recommendations for the Use of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair...

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A Progress Report on Reimplantation of the Aortic Valve

September 30, 2020 | Wei-Guo Ma

Dr David and colleagues reported the long-term outcomes of aortic valve reimplantation in 465 patients between 1989 and 2018. Clinical and echocardiographic follow-up was available in 98% for a mean...

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When to Consider Deferral of Surgery in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Review

September 12, 2020 | Jessica Luc

In this article, the authors review the literature highlighting factors that increase a patient’s risk in acute Type A aortic dissection repair and provides suggestions for risk stratification to guide...

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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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