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. 
  • ACCF/AHA/ACR/SCAI/SIR/SVM/SVN/SVS 2010 performance measures for adults with peripheral artery disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures, the American College of Radiology, the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, the Society for Interventional Radiology, the Society for Vascular Medicine, the Society for Vascular Nursing, and the Society for Vascular Surgery (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Peripheral Artery Disease). 
  • 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. 
  • Age-stratified outcomes in elderly patients undergoing open and endovascular procedures for aortoiliac occlusive disease. 
  • 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. 
  • Aorto-cavitary fistulous tract formation in infective endocarditis: clinical and echocardiographic features of 76 cases and risk factors for mortality. 
  • Aortobronchial fistula in a pediatric patient with massive hemoptysis: treatment by means of an aortic endograft. 
  • 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. 
  • Aortoiliac surgery concomitant with kidney transplantation: a single center experience. 
  • 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. 
  • 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. 
  • Calcification of the ascending aorta and aortic and mitral valves in Gaucher's disease. 
  • 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. 
  • Clinical outcomes of 5358 patients undergoing direct open bypass or endovascular treatment for aortoiliac occlusive disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • 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. 
  • Discriminant analysis of native thoracic aortic curvature: risk prediction for endoleak formation after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • 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. 
  • Effect of physician and hospital experience on patient outcomes for endovascular treatment of aortoiliac occlusive disease. 
  • Eight-channel multidetector computed tomography: unique potential for pediatric chest computed tomography angiography. 
  • Electrophysiological effects of transient aortic occlusion in intact canine heart. 
  • Empirical reconstruction of the renal artery: long-term outcome. 
  • Endovascular procedures for aorto-iliac occlusive disease are associated with superior short-term clinical and economic outcomes compared with open surgery in the inpatient population. 
  • 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. 
  • Global left ventricular contractility in three models of hypertrophy evaluated with Emax. 
  • 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. 
  • Heparin-coated shunts for lesions of the descending thoracic aorta. Experimental and clinical observations. 
  • 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 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. 
  • Insurance status predicts acuity of thoracic aortic operations. 
  • Intrathoracic subclavian artery aneurysm repair in the thoracic endovascular aortic repair era. 
  • MDCT angiography after open thoracic aortic surgery: pearls and pitfalls. 
  • MDCT angiography of thoracic aorta endovascular stent-grafts: pearls and pitfalls. 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging versus multislice computed tomography of thoracic aortic endografts. 
  • Maladaptive matrix remodeling and regional biomechanical dysfunction in a mouse model of aortic valve disease. 
  • Management of abdominal aortic graft complications. 
  • Microarray gene expression profiles in dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathic end-stage heart failure. 
  • 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. 
  • 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. 
  • Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the aortic arch resulting in extensive and fatal dissection. 
  • 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 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. 
  • Pro: epiaortic scanning is routinely necessary for cardiac surgery. 
  • Procedural results and acute complications in stenting native and recurrent coarctation of the aorta in patients over 4 years of age: a multi-institutional study. 
  • Risk factors for 1-year mortality after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 
  • Safety of Moderate Hypothermia With Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion in Total Aortic Arch Replacement. 
  • Spinal cord infarction following intraaortic balloon support. 
  • 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. 
  • Successful surgical treatment of anuria caused by renal artery occlusion. 
  • 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 association of differing measures of overweight and obesity with prevalent atherosclerosis: the Dallas Heart Study. 
  • 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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  Keywords of People

  • Milano, Carmelo Alessio, Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • Warner, David Samuel, Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology, in the School of Medicine, Neurobiology