The descending aorta is one of the most important vessel structures in the body. It is the largest artery in the body that runs down through the chest and the abdomen. The descending aorta begins below the arch of the aorta and ends by splitting into two great arteries (the common iliac arteries), which go to the legs. It has been observed that atherosclerosis of the descending aorta is a usefu...

A 56-year-old female with congestive heart failure was transferred to our institution. Aortography demonstrated aortic valve stenosis (AS) with a congenitally bicuspid valve and dilatation of the ascending aorta. Preoperative coronary angiography showed a left single coronary artery. Replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta was performed. She had an uneventful postoperative course. W...

We report a complex case of multivessel CAD in a patient with a porcelain aorta and high-grade left subclavian artery stenosis. Utilizing a staged left subclavian artery stent placement with a next-day plan for a four-vessel, on-pump CABG and ascending aortic replacement, this case highlights an organized approach to diagnosing and dealing with a heavily calcified aorta while describing a stepw...

Descending thoracic aorta to femoral artery bypass has been used as a remedial operation after aortic or axillofemoral graft failure or graft infection and other intra-abdominal pathologies not amenable to standard aortofemoral revascularization. It can avoid abdomen approach and has been known as a durable procedure with excellent long-term patency. We reported descending thoracic aorta to fem...

Abstract Background Current data are unclear in terms of the simultaneous treatment Ascending Aorta Aneurysms (AAD) with a coexisting surgical pathology requiring open heart surgery (OHS), since replacement ascending aorta all those AAD patients may increase morbidity and mortality respect longer time extracorporeal circulation. To overcome aforementioned complications ADD concomitant indicatio...

Abstract Background The natural history of Ascending Aorta Dilatations (AAD) is unpredictable because acute dissections and ruptures have been observed even at aortic diameter sizes as small 40s mm. Current data are unclear in terms the simultaneous treatment Aneurysms with a coexisting surgical pathology requiring open heart surgery (OHS). To overcome aforementioned complications patients ADD ...

Coronary artery fistula to pulmonary artery is common. However, to the best of our knowledge, a case of coronary artery fistula to pulmonary artery associated with aortopulmonary fistula remains unreported. We herein report a 64-year-old female with a left anterior descending coronary artery and ascending aorta to pulmonary artery fistulas, and conduct a brief review of the literature.

A 50-year-old woman with aortitis syndrome complicated by aortic dissection, is reported. The dissection was observed at the level of the descending thoracic aorta by aortography and at the intimal side of the dilated aorta on CT. An aneurysm of the right subclavian artery and a diffusely thick wall of the abdominal aorta were also observed. This case suggests that the uneven wall of the aorta ...

A 49-year-old male presented with chills and a fever. Five years previously, he underwent ascending aorta and aortic arch replacement using the elephant trunk technique for DeBakey type 1 aortic dissection. The preoperative evaluation found an esophago-paraprosthetic fistula between the prosthetic graft and the esophagus. Multiple-stage surgery was performed with appropriate antibiotic and anti...

With the use of a two-dimensional range-gated pulsed-Doppler ultrasound system, Doppler examinations of the aorta and cerebral arteries were performed in 20 normal newborn infants and in 54 infants with various forms of congenital heart disease (i.e. patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation of the aorta, critical aortic stenosis, pulmonary atresia, truncus arteriosus). In the cerebral artery Doppl...