Novel branched stent-grafts (BSG) have been developed for endovascular repair of complex
thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) involving the aortic arch or thoracoabdominal aorta, but …

Aortic and cardiovascular complications are an important cause of mortality in patients with
Marfan syndrome, and cardiovascular surgery is an important reason why life expectancy for …

The central message of the study by Gaudino and colleagues 1 is that elective aortic root
surgery can be performed with very low perioperative risk in high-volume aortic centers …

Introducción: La sobrevida de pacientes con síndrome de Marfan y compromiso de la raíz
aórtica ha aumentado debido a la introducción de técnicas de reemplazo de raíz aórtica con …

Methods: From January 2006 to December 2015 a total of 137 patients (mean age
46.3±14.5, range 16-65) underwent elective surgery for aortic root aneurysm without …

Aortic valve sparing operations have replaced traditional composite valve grafts as standard
of care in selected patients with aortic root aneurysm and normally functioning valves. Still …

Los aneurismas de la aorta torácica permanecen frecuentemente sin diagnosticar hasta que
surgen complicaciones catastróficas como la rotura o la disección. Es conocido que ciertas …

In this issue, Urbanski and colleagues 1 report a single-center analysis of 42 patients
fulfilling the original Marfan syndrome (MFS) Ghent criteria who received ''patient-tailored …

After the introduction of aortic valve (AV) and root replacement (Bentall–De Bono
procedure), survival changed dramatically for patients with AV and/or root pathologies …

Patients with connective tissue disease, including Marfan syndrome (MFS) and Loeys–Dietz
syndrome (LDS), represent a challenge for both conservative medical management and …