Aorta

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June 3, 2024 | Brian Duxbury

The Patient The patient is a seventy-two-year-old male with stage 3 chronic kidney disease, a BMI of 35, and prior RCA stent placement who presented with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis...

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May 29, 2024 | Enoch Akowuah

This young patient had his aortic dissection missed on multiple occasions. First, he experienced classic symptoms described in this video. He then underwent a CT angiogram and 3D reconstruction that...

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May 24, 2024 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor

This video details how to enter the sternum when patients have undergone previous sternotomy. This patient was having his fourth sternal reentry and the CT scan showed the aorta was...

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May 17, 2024 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor

This patient required a double valve replacement, but she had grade V atheroma in the ascending aorta. This meant that the patient was at very high risk of stroke if...

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May 7, 2024 | Jorge Pavón

This video describes the authors’ preferred approach to performing an ascending aorta replacement using a minimally invasive technique. The case involves a fifty-three-year-old male with a past medical history of...