Thoracic Aorta

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EACTS/STS Guidelines for diagnosing and treating acute and chronic syndromes of the aortic organ

February 26, 2024 | Wei-Guo Ma

This is the 2023 EACTS/STS guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic disease. For the first time, this document identified aorta as an organ. It main body contains the following parts: Methodology Pathophysiology and...

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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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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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Frozen Elephant Trunk: Clinical or Personal Equipoise

June 13, 2019 | Mohamad BashirBronze Contributor…

Filmed at the 2018 EACTS Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy, Mohamad Bashir of the Barts Heart Centre in London, UK, moderates a discussion on the frozen elephant trunk procedure. Dr...

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Differential Outcomes of Open and Clamp-On Distal Anastomosis Techniques in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

June 11, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Food for thought from a retrospective non-randomized study on the Scandinavian experience with acute aortic dissection. The reader may find outcomes that will surpise them.

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Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Aortic Root Repair and Replacement in Patients Undergoing Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: Twenty-Year Experience

May 20, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Discussion and critique editorials accompany this report on extensive emergency surgical treatment of aortic dissection, fueling an important debate.

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Thoracic Endografting Increases Cardiac Afterload and Leads to Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Dogs

April 30, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Aortic endografting leads to aortic stiffening. In this experimental animal study, Yamashita and colleagues evaluated the effect that thoracic endografting had on cardiac afterload, function, and remodeling. The authors report...

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Comparative Study of the Frozen Elephant Trunk and Classical Elephant Trunk Techniques to Supplement Total Arch Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

April 24, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

In 148 patients with type A aortic dissection who underwent emergency total arch replacement, 155 had a conventional elephant trunk procedure (CET, age 65 ± 12 years) and 33 had...

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Thirty-Day Safety and Efficacy Data Presented for Medtronic’s Valiant Navion TEVAR System

April 19, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

At the Charing Cross Symposium, held April 15 to 18 in London, UK, Professor Fabio Verzini presented the 30-day data from Medtronic’s Valiant Navion investigational device exemption study of 100...

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Reflection From UK Aortic Group: Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique as Optimal Solution in Type A Acute Aortic Dissection

April 16, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

The UK Aortic Group report their experience with the frozen elephant trunk (FET) repair for 66 acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) patients using the Thoraflex Hybrid graft at eight...

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Frozen Elephant Trunk Does Not Increase Incidence of Paraplegia in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

April 14, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

The International Aortic Arch Surgery Study Group assessed the safety of total arch replacement (TAR) with frozen elephant trunk (FET) for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) with respect to...

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