Thoracic Aorta

Video

Correction of Complex Aorta Disease Using the Frozen Elephant Trunk and Bentall’s Procedures

July 16, 2024 | Rômullo Santos…

Even with the recent progress in the surgical treatment of complex diseases of the aorta, these operations remain challenging for most surgeons (1-4). Nevertheless, complex diseases of the ascending thoracic aorta (ATA), descending thoracic aorta...

Journal

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

June 3, 2025 | Martin ANOTHER
JANS Article

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...

Video

Correction of Complex Aorta Disease Using the Frozen Elephant Trunk and Bentall’s Procedures

July 16, 2024 | Rômullo Santos…

Even with the recent progress in the surgical treatment of complex diseases of the aorta, these operations remain challenging for most surgeons (1-4). Nevertheless, complex diseases of the ascending thoracic...

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

Commentary: Aortic replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease—How much is too much (or too little)?

March 9, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A brief editorial with a clear message on the importance of genomics in tailoring aortic surgery to individual patients’ long-term outlook.in bicuspid aortic valve disease in the absence of arch...

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...

JANS Article

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...

JANS Article

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...

JANS Article

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...

JANS Article

Sex Differences in Thoracic Aortic Disease: A Review of the Literature and a Call to Action

August 20, 2020 | Jessica Luc

This succinct article reviews the contemporary literature regarding sex differences in thoracic aortic disease including the epidemiology, biology, natural history, surgical management and outcomes. Furthermore, the authors propose explanations for...

JANS Article

Society for Vascular Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines for Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (TEVAR)

July 8, 2020 | Wei-Guo Ma

Upchurch and coauthors have recently published the practice guidelines on thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) in the mangement of thoracic aortic aneurysms.

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