Aortic intimal sarcoma is rare and the prognosis is very poor. We experienced a case of ruptured aortic intimal sarcoma in the descending aorta. A 69-year-old man underwent an emergency operation for the rupture of descending aorta. The postoperative course was uneventful. The histological examination of aortic wall showed aortic intimal sarcoma. The patient developed a local recurrence and abd...

Background
 Trans-esophageal aortic blood flow occlusion (TEABO) is an emerging technology undergoing laboratory research that offers a strategy for temporary hemorrhage control. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anatomical relationship between esophagus and descending thoracic aorta in two breeds swine support porcine model future TEABO investigations.
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Extracardiac structures can cause distortion of cardiac anatomy particularly in patients presenting with a significantly dilated heart, and/or thoracic deformities. We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy. Preoperative electrocardiography-gated contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed the inferolateral wall of ...

Left hemorrhagic pleural effusion was the presenting sign of painless aortic dissecting aneurysm in two elderly hypertensive patients. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest revealed the aneurysmal dilatation of the thoracic aorta and an intimal flap connecting its descending part with the left pleural space. The patients were treated conservatively with blood transfusions and drugs directed to ...

The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique is a modification of the traditional elephant trunk method, which was introduced by Borst in 1983 in order to treat extensive thoracic aortic aneurysms. The crux of the new method is the different type of aortic prosthesis, consisting of a Dacron part (with or without branches leading to the arterial vessels which exit the aortic arch) and a port for ex...

Methods Cine-CMR (SSFP) was performed on 1.5 Tesla (GE) scanners; pulse sequence parameters were equivalent to those for routine CMR (typical TR 3.4 msec, TE 1.14 msec, flip angle 60, temporal resolution 30 msec). Images were acquired in conventional cardiac (2, 3, 4 chamber) long axis or axial imaging planes. Aortic area was uniformly measured in a non-aneurysmal location within the mid-descen...

Current scientific evidence suggests the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique plays an important role in modern aortic arch repair operations, both for aneurysmal disease and acute aortic dissection. Its use in extended aneurysm is generally therapeutic, aiming for complete exclusion of the diseased descending thoracic aorta. In acute aortic dissection type A, the application of FET is more pr...

Figure 1: CT image shows the thoracic aorta and supra-aortic trunks seen from anterior (a) and left (b) point of view. The CT measurements are 16 mm for the ascending aorta and 5 mm for the aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta. AA: ascending aorta; AoA: aortic arch; IA: innominate artery; LSA: left subclavian artery; LVA: left vertebral artery; RSA: right subclavian artery. Figure 2: MRI s...

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