BACKGROUND To retrospectively investigate the potential cause of contained rupture of the aortic root in balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) by means of pre- and postinterventional multislice computed tomography. METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-two patients (mean age 82±7 years, mean aortic valve area 0.69±0.19 cm(2)) underwent balloon-expandable TAVI using the Edwar...

Aortic aneurysm is a common and life-threatening disease that can cause death from rupture. Current therapeutic options are limited to surgical or endovascular procedures because no pharmacological approaches have been proven to decrease the chance of expansion or rupture. The best approach to the management of aortic aneurysm would be the understanding and prevention of the processes involved ...

Descending aortic aneurysms, dissection or perforation are life-threatening pathologies. Elective open surgery for descending aortic aneurysm carries a high mortality risk up to %10, while emergent operations acute rupture were found up to 41% [

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY In horses, aortic sinus of Valsalva aneurysms or tears in the aortic root are well-recognised conditions in breeding stallions, often leading to sudden death. A more uncommon form of aortic rupture, located proximal to the ligamentum arteriosum has been reported in 3 Friesian horses. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to phenotypically characterise aortic ru...

Endovascular stent grafting is applied for the treatment of different aortic pathologies in the current medical era. It may be lifesaving in patients with comorbidities and virtually inoperable when adopting conventional techniques. This manuscript reports on a 40-year-old patient, who was previously treated for a mycotic saccular aneurysm at the aortic arch and who presented with a descending ...

When chronic aortic dissection (CAD) is associated with aortic dilatation, the risk of aortic rupture increases. We report a case of CAD complicated by acute aortitis that was depicted in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Contrast-enhanced MRI allows early detection of subtle changes in the aortic wall as well as disease activity. Inflammation of aortic wall in the aortic diss...

Acute type-B aortic dissection is generally managed by administering medical treatment with an aim to achieve pain relief and hypertension control. Surgery is usually performed only in cases of type-B dissection complicated with limb ischemia, branch vessel compression or potential fatal aortic rupture. Herein, we report an extremely unusual case of type-B aortic dissection with partial involve...