Thoracic aorta calcification is associated with coronary and valvular calcification and increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Porcelain aorta represents excessive calcification of the thoracic ascending aorta (Figure) and is a challenging substrate for cardiac surgeons because aortic cross-clamping and aortotomy may cause excessive aortic injury and/or release of thromboe...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Toia P, Pennisi L, Taravella R, et al. Post-operative computed tomography imaging evaluation of ascending aorta surgery. Polish Journal Radiology. 2021;86(1):246-254. doi:10.5114/pjr.2021.105855. APA Toia, P., Pennisi, L., Taravella, R., Grassedonio, E., Gagliardo, C., & Galia, M. (2021). Radiology, 86(1), 246-254...

A 51-year-old male with sustained fever was diagnosed with military tuberculosis and tuberculous aortitis complicated with pseudoaneurysm formation at the proximal descending aorta. A follow-up computed tomography evaluation showed an increased size of the pseudoaneurysm in this area, suggestive of a contained rupture. Consequently, the patient underwent emergency excision and replacement of th...

IntroductionIntra-abdominal arterial reconstructions in the setting of re-operative, contaminated or frankly infected fields can be a challenging undertaking for even most experienced vascular surgeons. Open surgical transpositions are less commonly performed than other methods reconstruction current era surgery despite many historical reports successful outcomes. Autologous artery represent vi...

OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND Phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas are vascular neuroendocrine tumours distributed between the neck and the pelvis and may be associated with catecholamine secretion. The aim of the study was to describe the complex surgical management required to excise these tumours when in close proximity to the great vessels (aorta and vena cava). METHODS This was a retrospective c...

In an operation involving coronary bypass grafting, anastomoses to the ascending aorta with saphenous vein or radial artery grafts may increase the possibility of post-operative strokes by the dislodgement of embolic particles into the arterial vasculature. We report a bi-directional single anastomotic technique to decrease the possibility of intra and postoperative strokes and to allow earlier...

Blunt traumatic infrarenal aortic injuries are unusual, and the formation of a delayed pseudoaneurysm of the aorta is even more rare. In this report, a young woman developed a small intimal flap of the infrarenal aorta after a motor vehicle accident which progressed into a 3 cm pseudoaneurysm after 3 months. Operative repair was successful and the patient recovered. This case illustrates the im...

Penetrating ulcer of the ascending aorta is a very rare pathological entity with known potential for progression towards intramural hematoma or dissection. Intraoperative diagnosis of an asymptomatic ulcer of the ascending aorta was carried in a 60-year-old male with rheumatic valve disease. The tubular portion of the aorta was slightly dilated (45 mm) and the aortic valve was tricuspid. A supr...

OBJECTIVES Reference values of aortic deformation during the cardiac cycle can be valuable for the pre-operative planning of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and for facilitating computational fluid dynamics. This study aimed to quantify normal aortic extensibility (longitudinal extension) and distensibility (radial expansion), as well as pulsatile strain, in a group of 10 (>60 years...