conclusions with the increase in interventional procedures in cardiology, iatrogenic pathology of the aorta is seen more frequently, and every cardiologist should know how to diagnose and treat this group of diseases. evidence acquisition our search strategy involved an investigation in the pubmed database for every available article in peer reviewed journals between 1975 and 2015, for subjects...

a 32-year-old female patient with previous bentall operation and mitral valve repair surgery due to severe aortic insufficiency, mitral valve insufficiency, and ascending aortic aneurysm was admitted to our hospital with serious dyspnea, fatigue, and mild chest pain. two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated a markedly dilated basal aorta and cardiac chambers. thoracic computed tomography s...

abstract traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneurysms have been treated traditionally with open surgery in the past, which have had noticeable rates of mortality and morbidity. a safer method of treatment for this disease is made possible with recent progress in endovascular treatment techniques. in this article, we present three cases of traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneur...

ObjectiveThis study evaluated the efficacy of provisional extension to induce complete attachment (PETTICOAT) technique for type B and postoperative residual aortic dissections compared with conventional thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) technique.MethodsIn this retrospective study, we sequential morphologic changes in consecutive patients treated PETTICOAT between January 2016 December 2017...

few studies have investigated the effect of exercise on homocysteine and 15-f21-isoprostane in animal models. the present study was designed to examine the effect of long-term exercise and/ or high cholesterol diet on mda, 15-f21-isoprostane and total homocysteine in the aorta and plasma of rabbits. methods: 56 male rabbits were divided into four groups: normal diet (control), normal diet with ...

pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta, which are rare and life-threatening complications in cardiovascular surgeries, can be caused by the bentall procedure. we describe a 44-year-old woman, who had a medical history of acute aortic dissection (type a) and the bentall procedure and was admitted because of exertional dyspnea, edema of the lower extremities, ascites, and holosystolic murmur in t...

the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of fenugreek (trigonella foenum-graecum) with that of lovastatin in restoration of endothelia function in the aorta taken form aged n-mair rats. for this purpose, 4 groups of old n-mari rats were used (n=6), normal saline treated control group, lovastatin (10 mg/kg, orally) and fengreek seed powder in normal saline suspension (100 or 500 mg...

Traumatic false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is not uncommon. But accordingly this case is unusual in its ten year delay between injury and presentation and treatment. A victim of the Iran-Iraq war is presented with a false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta ten years after a bullet injury to the chest and thoracic spine. Penetrating chest wounds, mechanisms of injury and diagnosis are also ...

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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Introduction: Patients with primary acute aortic dissection are at higher risk of complications, including increasing aortic aneurysm diameter, aortic rupture, aortic pseudo aneurysm, and recurrent aortic dissection. Case presentation We presented the case of a recurrent pseudo aneurysm and rupture of the aorta in the distal a...