Aortic root homografts are a valid alternative in the treatment of aortic valve disease with ascending aorta dilation. The main advantages of this therapy are that permanent anticoagulation is not needed, and that left ventricular dimensions recover rapidly....
Long-Term Experience of Girdling the Ascending Aorta With Dacron Mesh as Definitive Treatment for Aneurysmal Dilation 2007, Annals of Thoracic Surgery Citation Excerpt : Of the three principal forms of dilation—poststenotic, annuloaortic ectasia (marfanoid), and tubular—the poststenotic form, whic...
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2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases: document covering acute and chronic aortic diseases of the thoracic and abdominal aorta of the adult. Eur Heart J. 2014;35(41):2873-2926. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehu281PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 5. Isselbacher EM...
Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can start in different locations and has variable propagation. The most common predisposing fa...
[A case of rupture of the ascending aorta owing to prosthetic graft dilation following replacement of the descending aorta] A 55-year-old male was diagnosed as acute type A aortic dissection caused by retrograde propagation from a tear in the descending aorta. A replacement of t... H Sako,...
Composite replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta used to be the standard treatment for patients with aortic root aneurysms. During the past 2 decades, a conservative procedure whereby the aneurysm is replaced with Dacron graft and the aortic valve is preserved has gained widespread use...
Local mechanical and structural properties of healthy and diseased human ascending aorta tissue 2009, Cardiovascular Pathology Citation Excerpt : Dilation is the most frequent condition requiring surgical treatment of the AA [4]. Dilation is believed to be caused by a degeneration of the AA medial la...
1. A method of occluding a patient's ascending aorta and delivering oxygenated blood from a bypass system, comprising: providing a femoral arterial perfusion catheter having an occluding member, a blood flow lumen and a plurality of blood flow outlets in fluid communication with the blood flow ...
A method and device for occluding a patient's ascending aorta, maintaining circulation of oxygenated blood in the patient and delivering cardioplegic fluid to arrest the patient's h