A new appraisal of the management of acute aortic dissection is timely because of recent
developments in diagnostic strategies (including biomarkers and imaging), endograft …

1. Acute aortic dissection is a disorder afflicting men more than women in their fifth and sixth
decades. The most common risk condition is hypertension. 2. Patients with aortic dissection …

Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a modern term to describe interrelated emergency aortic
conditions with similar clinical characteristics and challenges. These conditions include …

were 812%, 743%, and 633%, and thus not different from other techniques using propensity-
matched retrospective analysis. 15 The key to success is rapid surgery before any …

The Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a pleiotropic, autosomal dominant disorder of connective
tissue with highly variable clinical manifestations including aortic dilatation and dissection …

Aortic dissection is caused by an intimal and medial tear in the aorta with propagation of a
false lumen within the aortic media. It is part of the “acute aortic syndrome”—an umbrella …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Western society and is on the rise in
developing countries. Aortic diseases constitute an emerging share of the burden. New …

Study Design. A focused review of the literature with regard to the important system
abnormalities of patients with spinal deformities associated with exotic congenital …

Study Design. Retrospective review of records and radiographs with postoperative
questionnaire of patients with Marfan syndrome receiving surgical correction for spinal …

Purpose: To explore the safety and feasibility of stent-graft placement in the dissected
descending thoracic aorta of patients with Marfan syndrome. Methods: Six consecutive …