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Aorta

In Global News: Air Pollution Threatens Global Health, a PDA Occlusion Device for Premature Babies, and Medication Cost and Nonadherence
January 18, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest Air pollution tops the World Health Organization’s list of Top 10 threats to global health.
Anterior Translocation of the Circumflex Aortic Arch
January 18, 2019
This video demonstrates an anterior translocation of the circumflex aortic arch for the management of esophageal compression.
Homograft With Bovine Pericardial Tube
January 15, 2019
The authors demonstrate how to use one homograft root in reoperative infected aortic root/hemiarch reconstruction with the use of a handmade bovine pericardial aortic tube to replace the ascending aorta and unite the divided homograft.
FDA Warning: Fluoroquinolones Increases Risk for Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm
January 3, 2019
On December 20, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new warning against the use of fluoroquinolones in patients with connective tissue disorders and those predisposed to aortic disease.
Impact of Reimplantation Technique of Supra-Aortic Branches in Total Arch Replacement on Stroke Rate and Survival: Results From the ARCH Registry
December 13, 2018
Schoenhoff and colleagues evaluated the impact of reimplantation techniques of the supra-aortic branches, en bloc or separate, on neurological complications following total arch replacement.
Double Valve Repair for Marfan Aortic Root Aneurysm and Bileaflet (Barlow’s) Mitral Valve
December 5, 2018
Using remodeling aortic and mitral annuloplasty rings, a double valve repair was accomplished in a young patient with Marfan syndrome.
Current Options and Recommendations for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Pathologies Involving the Aortic Arch: An Expert Consensus Document of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and the European Society for Vascular Surgery
December 4, 2018
Essential reading, paying particular attention to the table in Section 7: the European experts recommend, again, that in Marfan and other systematic connective tissue diseases conventional techniques are still advantageous because the landing zones will eventually degenerate.
In Global News: Emergency Windpipe Repair, Drug Use and Endocarditis, and Ticagrelor Versus Aspirin After CABG
November 30, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
What is the Optimal Surgical Strategy for Stanford Type A Acute Aortic Dissection in Patients With a Patent False Lumen at the Descending Aorta?
November 29, 2018
Patent descending aortic false lumen in type A dissection is associated with limited long-term outcomes. Inoue and colleagues aimed to evaluate the efficacy of their group’s strategy for these patients.
Favorable Impact of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair on Survival of Patients With Acute Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection
November 26, 2018
The authors compared the early and long-term survival in 9165 patients undergoing medical therapy (95%), open repair (2%), and thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR, 2.9%) for uncomplicated acute type B dissection. One- and 5-year survivals were 84% and 60% for medical therapy, 76% and 67% for open repair, and 85% and 76% for TEVAR (log-rank, P 

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