Thoracic Aorta

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Endovascular Aortic Repair in Patients With Marfan and Loeys-Dietz Syndrome

March 7, 2024 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

In this article the authors aimed to report the midterm outcomes after endovascular aortic repair in patients with Marfan or Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Patients were analyzed based on the timing of the procedure, whether it was...

Journal

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...

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...

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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...

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Aortic Remodeling After Hybrid Provisional Extension to Induce Complete Attachment Aortic Repair of Chronic Residual Type I Aortic Dissection

November 7, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting retrospective imaging study of true and false lumens with or without bare metal stents placed distally in the abdominal aorta.

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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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Aortic Endovascular Stenting in Patients With Systemic Connective Tissue Disorders: Does the Prohibitive Dogma Still Stand Tall?

August 3, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

In this brief review, the authors elaborate on status quo of the use of endovascular stent grafts in the management of patients with connective tissue disorders. Because the radial force...

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Optimal Occlusion Pattern for Minimally Invasive Staged Segmental Artery Coil Embolization in a Chronic Porcine Model

July 24, 2019 | Claire Vernon

In this experimental study on segmental artery coil embolization, the authors examined the optimal occlusion pattern to reduce the risk of spinal cord ischemia during thoracoabdominal aortic repair. Von Aspern...

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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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Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: From an Era of Revolution to an Era of Evolution

June 16, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair began in Houston, Texas, with pioneer surgeons such as Drs Michael E. DeBakey, Denton A. Cooley, and E. Stanley Crawford. Their early attempts to repair...

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