Aortic Diseases

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A definition of initial, fatty streak, and intermediate lesions of atherosclerosis. A report from the Committee on Vascular Lesions of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, American Heart Association. 
  • A definition of initial, fatty streak, and intermediate lesions of atherosclerosis. A report from the Committee on Vascular Lesions of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, American Heart Association. 
  • A previously unreported complication of apicoaortic conduit for severe aortic stenosis. 
  • A role of matrix metalloproteinase-8 in atherosclerosis. 
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm morphology: CT features in patients with ruptured and nonruptured aneurysms. 
  • Acute aortic abnormalities. 
  • Advances in Imaging for the Management of Acute Aortic Syndromes: Focus on Transesophageal Echocardiography and Type-A Aortic Dissection for the Perioperative Echocardiographer. 
  • Alcohol withdrawal after open aortic surgery. 
  • An introduction to transoesophageal echocardiography: II. Clinical applications. 
  • Analysis of 30-day readmission after aortoiliac and infrainguinal revascularization using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data set. 
  • Angiographic evaluation of the ductus diverticulum. 
  • Angiopoietin-1 promotes atherosclerosis by increasing the proportion of circulating Gr1+ monocytes. 
  • Aortic atheroma burden and cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 
  • Aortic stiffness and calcification. 
  • Aorto-cavitary fistulous tract formation in infective endocarditis: clinical and echocardiographic features of 76 cases and risk factors for mortality. 
  • Aortocaval fistula complicating abdominal aortic aneurysm: case report and literature review. 
  • Aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic aortic stent-graft placement: a rare but catastrophic complication of a novel emerging technique. 
  • Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and the risk of acute nephropathy after cardiac surgery. 
  • Apolipoprotein E4 increases aortic atheroma burden in cardiac surgical patients. 
  • Ascending thoracic aorta: postoperative imaging evaluation. 
  • Atheromatous disease of the aorta and perioperative stroke. 
  • Atherothrombosis at a distance: contributing role of existing large-burden vascular disease, circulating biosignals and modulating extravascular tissues. 
  • Atypical and unusual calcifications of the heart and great vessels: imaging findings. 
  • Atypical aortic thrombus: should nonoperative management be first line? 
  • Back pain in the elderly. 
  • CT angiography earns role in thoracic aorta. 
  • CT angiography of the arterial system. 
  • CT angiography of the thoracic aorta. 
  • Case 6--1996, Traumatic aortocoronary saphenous vein graft occlusion. 
  • Cerebral embolization during cardiac surgery: impact of aortic atheroma burden. 
  • Chemical shift imaging of atherosclerosis at 7.0 Tesla. 
  • Clinical implications of systemic inflammatory response syndrome following thoracic aortic stent-graft placement. 
  • Comparison of thickness and distensibility in the carotid artery and descending thoracic aorta: in vivo ultrasound assessment. 
  • Contemporary results for proximal aortic replacement in North America. 
  • Coronary artery disease is associated with Alzheimer disease neuropathology in APOE4 carriers. 
  • Current management of aortic arch lesions with hybrid procedures: a tailored approach to a progressive disease. 
  • Curvularia alcornii Infection. 
  • Discriminant analysis of native thoracic aortic curvature: risk prediction for endoleak formation after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Drebrin regulates angiotensin II-induced aortic remodelling. 
  • Dual-energy computed tomography imaging of atherosclerotic plaques in a mouse model using a liposomal-iodine nanoparticle contrast agent. 
  • Echocardiographic methods, quality review, and measurement accuracy in a randomized multicenter clinical trial of Marfan syndrome. 
  • Echocardiography in the diagnosis of thoracic aortic pathology. 
  • Echocardiography of the aortic valve in non-rheumatic left ventricular outflow tract lesions. 
  • Eight-channel multidetector computed tomography: unique potential for pediatric chest computed tomography angiography. 
  • Empirical reconstruction of the renal artery: long-term outcome. 
  • Evolving practice pattern changes and outcomes in the era of hybrid aortic arch repair. 
  • Expanding the clinical spectrum of late-onset Pompe disease: dilated arteriopathy involving the thoracic aorta, a novel vascular phenotype uncovered. 
  • Fibrillar collagen and remodeling of dilated canine left ventricle. 
  • Fibroblast growth factor 23 is not associated with and does not induce arterial calcification. 
  • Genetic Etiology of Left-Sided Obstructive Heart Lesions: A Story in Development. 
  • Guidelines for the performance of a comprehensive intraoperative epiaortic ultrasonographic examination: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists; endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. 
  • Gunshot-Induced Aorto-Left Atrial Fistula Diagnosed by Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography. 
  • Helical (spiral) CT of the retroperitoneum. 
  • Helical CT angiography of the thoracic aorta. 
  • Hemodynamic stress and experimental aortoiliac atherosclerosis. 
  • Imaging Surveillance After Proximal Aortic Operations: Is it Necessary? 
  • Imaging of the postoperative thoracic aorta: the spectrum of normal and abnormal findings. 
  • Imaging the thoracic aorta: anatomy, technical considerations, and trauma. 
  • Impact of Aortic Atherosclerosis Burden on Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. 
  • Impact of aortoiliac tortuosity on endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: evaluation of 3D computer-based assessment. 
  • Incomplete endograft apposition to the aortic arch: bird-beak configuration increases risk of endoleak formation after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Influence of Aortic Stiffness on Aortic-Root Growth Rate and Outcome in Patients With the Marfan Syndrome. 
  • Insurance status predicts acuity of thoracic aortic operations. 
  • Intervention for arch obstruction after the Norwood procedure: Prevalence, associated factors, and practice variability. 
  • Location of Aortic Enlargement and Risk of Type A Dissection at Smaller Diameters. 
  • MDCT angiography after open thoracic aortic surgery: pearls and pitfalls. 
  • MDCT angiography of thoracic aorta endovascular stent-grafts: pearls and pitfalls. 
  • Management of abdominal aortic graft complications. 
  • Mast cell activation and arterial hypotension during proximal aortic repair requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest. 
  • Microarray gene expression profiles in dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathic end-stage heart failure. 
  • Mid-aortic syndrome and renovascular hypertension in a 14-year-old Iraqi girl: pitfalls in diagnosis and surgical management. 
  • Modeling Outcomes: Modified Aortic Arch Advancement for Neonatal Hypoplastic Arch. 
  • Multidetector helical computed tomography of the liver: comparison of hepatic enhancement using two different contrast media strategies. 
  • Noncanonical Matrix Metalloprotease 1-Protease-Activated Receptor 1 Signaling Drives Progression of Atherosclerosis. 
  • Operative management of coexistent aortic disease and horseshoe kidney. 
  • Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Results From the Valiant United States Investigational Device Exemption Study. 
  • Outcomes of carotid-subclavian bypass performed in the setting of thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the aortic arch resulting in extensive and fatal dissection. 
  • Permissive Hypertension and Collateral Revascularization May Allow Avoidance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. 
  • Predictors of Rapid Aortic Root Dilation and Referral for Aortic Surgery in Marfan Syndrome. 
  • Preliminary report on the interaction of apolipoprotein E polymorphism with aortic atherosclerosis and acute nephropathy after CABG. 
  • Prevention of ischemically induced neointimal hyperplasia using ex vivo antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. 
  • Primary aortoduodenal fistula caused by severe atherosclerosis, not by aneurysm. 
  • Primary intraaortic malignancy--a case report. 
  • Pro- and antiatherogenic effects of a dominant-negative P465L mutation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ in apolipoprotein E-Null mice. 
  • Risk factors for 1-year mortality after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Safety of Moderate Hypothermia With Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion in Total Aortic Arch Replacement. 
  • Spiral (helical) CT of the renal vasculature. 
  • Standardizing clinical end points in aortic arch surgery: a consensus statement from the International Aortic Arch Surgery Study Group. 
  • Statin therapy--Part II: Clinical considerations for cardiovascular disease. 
  • Stress fibers in endothelial cells overlying atherosclerotic lesions in rabbit aorta. 
  • Surgery for Aortic Dilatation in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valves: A Statement of Clarification From the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. 
  • Surgical options to contend with thoracic aortic pathology. 
  • The Hostile Thoracic Aorta: Management Considerations for Severe Aortic Atheroma in a Challenging Case of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Mitral Valve Replacement. 
  • The management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome with a right aortic arch. 
  • Three-dimensional spiral CT angiography of the abdomen. 
  • Tin-filtered low-dose chest CT to quantify macroscopic calcification burden of the thoracic aorta. 
  • Transesophageal echocardiography-guided aortic thrombectomy in a patient with a mobile thoracic aortic thrombus. 
  • Transesophageal echocardiography: useful tool or expensive toy? 
  • Two-stage total cardioaortic replacement for end-stage heart and aortic disease in Marfan syndrome: case report and review of the literature. 
  • Ultrastructure of the human aortic fibrolipid lesion. Formation of the atherosclerotic lipid-rich core. 
  • Use of multidetector computed tomography for the assessment of acute chest pain: a consensus statement of the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology. 
  • Use of multidetector computed tomography for the assessment of acute chest pain: a consensus statement of the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology. 
  • Usefulness of carotid intima-media thickness measurement as an indicator of generalized atherosclerosis: findings from autopsy analysis. 
  • Utility of virtual monoenergetic images derived from a dual-layer detector-based spectral CT in the assessment of aortic anatomy and pathology: A retrospective case control study. 
  • Where's the flap? 
  • Whole-Body High-Pitch CT Angiography: Strategies to Reduce Radiation Dose and Contrast Volume. 
  • eComment: More with less: the role of minimally invasive surgery as a bridging procedure in the treatment of aorto-oesophageal fistula. 
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  • Milano, Carmelo Alessio, Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery