In July 2022, Allie Cochran will celebrate a special anniversary. Two years ago, on July 18, 2020, 52-year-old Cochran was rushed to the hospital. She ended up having emergency surgery that saved her ...
Aortic dissection is a life‐threatening cardiovascular condition that arises when a tear in the intimal layer of the aorta permits blood to enter the medial layers, resulting in the formation of a ...
Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) as more complex extended arch reconstruction procedures, ...
Cardiac surgeons are successfully performing more extensive surgical repairs of type A aortic dissection -- one of the highest risk operations in cardiothoracic surgery. These new surgical techniques, ...
Background: Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is frequently complicated by concurrent coronary artery disease (CAD). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of concomitant coronary artery bypass ...
In this retrospective analysis, Zil-E-Ali et al found that patients with government-funded insurance who underwent urgent or ...
He never had a chance. That's the consensus among leading cardiology experts after longtime U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke died on Dec. 13, just days after undergoing 20 hours of surgery to repair an ...
If you need cardiac surgery in the future, aortic dissection in particular, reach for the moon. Or at least try to schedule your surgery around its cycle. A new study found that acute aortic ...
An aortic dissection is a serious condition in which a tear occurs in the inner layer of the aorta. Blood flows through the tear and into the wall of the aorta. This forces the inner and middle layers ...
Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can ...
Evidence on the safety and efficacy of aortic remodelling hybrid stent insertion during surgical repair of an acute type A aortic dissection is limited in quantity and quality. Therefore, this ...
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