The Stanford classification of aortic dissection was described in 1970. The classification
proposed that type A aortic dissection should be surgically repaired immediately, whereas …

OBJECTIVE. This review focuses on the role of CT and MRI in the diagnosis, follow-up, and
surgical planning of aortic aneurysms and acute aortic syndromes, including aortic …

1.1. Purpose The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) appointed the Descending
Thoracic Aorta (DTA) Writing Committee (WC) to produce the current clinical practice …

Objective: To establish evidence-based guidelines for the use of bedside cardiac
ultrasound, echocardiography, in the ICU and equivalent care sites. Methods: Grading of …

Acute aortic syndromes include a variety of overlapping clinical and anatomic diseases.
Penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU), intramural hematoma (IMH) and aortic dissection can occur …

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 …

Given the growing proportion of elderly people in Western societies and the increasing
prevalence of chronic hypertension, the management of aneurysmal aortic disease is an …

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to explore the risk factors and predictors involved in the missed
diagnosis of acute aortic dissection (AAD) among patients in the emergency medicine …

BACKGROUND: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has been traditionally considered
inadequate for the diagnosis of acute type A aortic syndrome (AAAS). In the last decade …

Background and objective Automatic vessel segmentation from X-ray angiography images is
an important research topic for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The …