CONTEXT Managing thoracic aortic aneurysms identified incidentally by increased use of computed tomography, echocardiography, and magnetic resonance imaging is problematic, especially in the elderly. OBJECTIVE To ascertain whether the previously reported poor prognosis for individuals with thoracic aortic aneurysms has changed with better medical therapies and improved surgical techniques tha...

CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS aortic anomalies aortic aneurism aortic arch, anomalies aortic valvular, anomalies cardiac congenital defects cardiomegaly cardiopathy, congenital heart conduction defects, cardiac arrhythmia, including tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation heart conduction defects, cardiac arrhythmia, including: bradycardia, cardiac dysrhythmias mitral valve, defec...

Ascending aortic dilatation occurs more frequently and at a younger age in patients with bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) than it does in patients with normal trileaflet aortic valves (TAV). The clinical significance of the correlation between BAV and dilatation of the ascending aorta is based on 2 factors. First, BAV is the most common congenital cardiac abnormality, occurring in 0.46% to 1.37% of...

T raumatic blunt injury to the thoracic aorta is one of the most formidable challenges surgeons face. This devastating condition can lead to immediate death at the time of injury in the majority of cases, due in part to either aortic transection or acute rupture.1 Although blunt aortic injury accounts for less than 1% of all adult level I trauma center admissions, this condition represents the ...

Spontaneous nonaneurysmal rupture of the aorta is a life-threatening condition for which emergency diagnostic and therapeutic measures are indicated. An asymptomatic spontaneous aortic rupture was unexpectedly discovered adjacent to the visceral aorta. We diagnosed the mass as a pseudoaneurysm, and surgery was performed. This was the first reported case of asymptomatic spontaneous rupture of a ...

Background Purpose: Risk of aortic rupture is evaluated based on the vessel diameter; this parameter is probably insufficient. In vivo evaluation of biomechanical property of the aortic tissue might be of interest to discriminate between normal and altered aortic tissue (A Lalande et al, JMRI 2008). The purpose of this study was to describe a technique to measure regional aortic compliance (AC)...

Stanford type B aortic dissection (TBAD) is a life-threatening aortic disease. The initial management goal is to prevent aortic rupture, propagation of the dissection, and symptoms by reducing the heart rate and blood pressure. Uncomplicated TBAD patients require prompt medical management to prevent aortic dilatation or rupture during subsequent follow-up. Complicated TBAD patients require imme...

Pseudoaneurysm is an infrequent complication of aortic coarctation repair. It occurs in 5-9% patients. Further complications such as pseudoaneurysm rupture or aorto-pulmonary fistula (APF) carry a high mortality rate and represent therapeutical.

RATIONALE Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are mostly asymptomatic. If aortic aneurysms become symptomatic, complications include peripheral embolization, acute aortic occlusion, and aortic rupture. However, there are also unusual complications caused by aortic aneurysms. PATIENT CONCERNS An 87-old male with dabigatran therapy presented with newly developed melena and acute renal failure. Ra...

B lunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta usually occurs at the isthmus and is a life-threatening surgical emergency. Blunt traumatic rupture lesions are usually the result of a violent motor vehicle accident and are frequently associated with other life-threatening traumatic injuries (ie, pulmonary contusions, head injuries, fractures, injuries of the solid organs); thus, 80% of the subje...