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Tetralogy Repair in an Infant

June 2, 2026 | Debasis Das…

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart diseases, characterized by a constellation of anatomical abnormalities, including ventricular septal defect, right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction, overriding aorta, and right...

JANS Article

Monocyte Single-Cell Multimodal Profiling in Cardiovascular Disease Risk States

August 30, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An experiment that may find some translational value in the drive to elucidate inflammation as a target for controlling cardiovascular disease. Columbia University has on this occasion focused on elucidating...

JANS Article

AMDS or FET in Acute Aortic Dissection Indications and Controversies

June 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This video is a balanced, gripping presentation on an increasingly common emergency problem for the on-call cardiac surgeon. Professor Oo discusses the evolving landscape of surgery for acute De Bakey...

JANS Article

Editor’s Choice – Trends in Management and Outcomes of Type B Aortic Dissection: A Report From the International Registry of Aortic Dissection

December 11, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting registry review form an international voluntary registry. The retrospective historical data can be juxtaposed favourably to the recently presented ( also excellent results) in JANS on acute dissection in...

JANS Article

Long Term Health Related Quality of Life After Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: A Cross Sectional Survey Study

September 12, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This free-access report raises a number of research questions in light of a relatively unsatisfactory response of 55 percent that may reflect unrecorded deaths and should be addressed in future...

JANS Article

Aortic Valve Reconstruction with Glutaraldehyde-Treated Autologous Pericardium for Aortic Valve Disease

August 16, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Recently, NICE released guidance from the British regulatory body limiting the Ozaki operation to research until further review, which is scheduled in three calendar years. The overarching concern appears to...

JANS Article

BS7 Plasma Desmosine as a Biomarker in Acute Aortic Syndrome

December 12, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting early work on the prognostic value in aortic disease of the cross-link component in the elastin.

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JANS Article

Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

November 1, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An extremely useful and free-access update on a major vascular entity. The ‘Areas of Uncertainty’ is a particularly useful chapter, discussing the available technology and its current supra-renal limitations and...

JANS Article

Commentary: Cardioplegia in complex root surgery for adults: Many solutions, but does it really matter?

September 13, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A brief but dense editorial included in a compedium on cardioplegia. The last sentence summarises what many colleagues would think on the matter of single-shot plegia for root surgery.

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JANS Article

Five-Year Outcomes With Conformable GORE® TAG® Endoprosthesis Used in Traumatic Aortic Transections

July 12, 2021 | Jessica Luc

In this article, Dr. Farber et al. describe the acceptable five year outcomes of using the Conformable GORE® TAG® thoracic endoprosthesis (CTAG) device (W.L. Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, AZ) for...

JANS Article

European Registry of Type A Aortic Dissection (ERTAAD) – Rationale, Design and Definition Criteria

July 9, 2021 | Thomas Theologou

This registry, involving multiple centers, aims to provide conclusive results reflecting the importance of critical preoperative conditions and different treatment strategies to reduce the risk of early adverse events after...

JANS Article

Ischemic Spinal Cord Injury – Experimental Evidence and Evolution of Protective Measures

January 25, 2021 | Wei-Guo Ma

This is a comprehensive review on ischemic spinal cord injury following of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic repair, including monitoring, early diagnosis, blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, and preventive measures.

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JANS Article

Silent Brain Infarction After Endovascular Arch Procedures: Preliminary Results From the STEP Registry

January 16, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Advances in neuromonitoring and related screening by imaging constitute an expanding field of cardiovascular perioperative care, attracting the readership of interventional and conventional surgical providers. This pilot retrospective case series...

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