BACKGROUND Currently, the optimal treatment of acute type B aortic dissection remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to report early clinical outcomes of medical management for acute type B aortic dissection. METHODS AND RESULTS Between January 2001 and March 2005, 129 consecutive patients with the confirmed diagnosis of acute type B aortic dissection were studied. Mean age was ...

A new clinical entity is described in which free aortic regurgitation from congenital aortic valve disease caused rupture of the chordae to the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve in 7 men aged 45 to 63 years (mean 52 years); 2 of the patients also had rupture of chordae to the posterior leaflet. Comparing these patients with those with ruptured mitral chordae in association with rheumatic he...

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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has transformed aortic stenosis therapy, with greater than 200,000 procedures performed worldwide since the first case was performed by the French interventional cardiologist Alain Cribier in 2002. One rare but dreaded complication is aortic periannular rupture, seen in less than 1% of all TAVR procedures. Although TAVR is a safe procedure, with an ...

We report a case of aortic valve endocarditis complicated by aortic root pseudoaneurysm and rupture. (Cardiol J 2007; 14: 202-204).

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of emergency surgery for acute type B aortic dissection with rupture and to compare results between open surgery and thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). METHODS Two hundred and ninety-four patients with acute type B aortic dissection were admitted to our hospital between January 2000 and March 2012. At present...

Acute aortic syndromes including aortic rupture remain lifethreatening, and represent a unique area in cardiovascular surgery. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has become widely accepted as a major option in the treatment of thoracic aortic diseases, particularly for emergency patients such as those with a ruptured dissection [1,2]. We report a case with type B aortic dissection that...

Spontaneous subcapsular renal hematoma is a rare condition in clinical practice. It is caused by renal cysts, benign and malignant renal tumors, vascular lesions, and antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy. In this paper we report an unusual case of rupture of a renal cyst of a 66-year-old male patient during an aortic and iliac endovascular procedure for a massive calcified atheroma above the i...

BACKGROUND The endovascular treatment for acute traumatic aorta rupture has been proven to be safe in emergency. Technical aspects concerning the device fixation, the materials' durability, and the patients' selection criteria are still under discussion. We present our clinical experience and the mid-term follow-up. METHODS Between January 2001 and January 2005, twenty-five patients have been...