ALLMedicine™ Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Center

Mar 13th, 2023 - Background Definitions By definition, an aneurysm is a localized or diffuse dilation of an artery with a diameter at least 50% greater than the normal size of the artery. Aneurysmal degeneration can occur anywhere in the human aorta; most aortic a...

Mar 13th, 2023 - Background Definitions By definition, an aneurysm is a localized or diffuse dilation of an artery with a diameter at least 50% greater than the normal size of the artery. Aneurysmal degeneration can occur anywhere in the human aorta; most aortic a...

Mar 13th, 2023 - Background Definitions By definition, an aneurysm is a localized or diffuse dilation of an artery with a diameter at least 50% greater than the normal size of the artery. Aneurysmal degeneration can occur anywhere in the human aorta; most aortic a...

Mar 12th, 2023 - Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a serious vascular disease causing the death of elder people. Accumulating studies have reported that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are implicated in the regulation of aortic aneurysms. However, the role of circ_000059...

Mar 10th, 2023 - Background Because thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has become the standard of care for complicated type B aortic dissection (TBAD) and descending thoracic aortic (DTA) aneurysm, it is important to understand outcomes and use of TEVAR a...

Jul 7th, 2020 - Thoracic aortic diseases, including disease of the descending thoracic aorta (DTA), are significant causes of death in the United States. Open repair of the DTA is a physiologically impactful operation with relatively high rates of mortality, para...

May 5th, 2018 - Although the incidence of thoracic aortic aneurysm is on the rise, initial imaging diagnosis can present a challenge for many clinicians. Providers are faced with many imaging choices as part of the initial workup. Considering level of invasivenes...

Jan 3rd, 2016 - Physicians and surgeons faced with patients with thoracic aortic disease (TAD) need to determine the underlying diagnosis to facilitate decisions regarding appropriate investigations as well as which other specialists to involve, when to start med...

Feb 22nd, 2023 - Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a type of aortopathy describing dilation of the proximal aortic dimensions including the aortic root, which is a risk factor for aortic dissection and sudden cardiac death. TAA and other forms of aortopathy (e.g. ...

Feb 22nd, 2023 - Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) result from progressive dilatation of the thoracic aorta and confer a risk for aortic dissection or rupture, which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In the Netherlands there are an estimated 20...

Nov 14th, 2022 - Detecting abnormalities in the left ventricular mechanical and hemodynamic response to the stress of exercise may offer early diagnostic indicators in patients suffering from valvular disease such as mitral regurgitation. Ultrasound-based imaging ...

Aug 3rd, 2022 - The endovascular method consists of the insertion of catheters (vinyl tubes) into both groin arteries. These catheters then allow positioning of artificial tubes or stent graft(s) into the diseased blood vessel without the need for major surgery w...

Jun 6th, 2022 - Patient Population and Clinical Measurements: The Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) is a regional center with expertise in managing a large variety of aortic diseases. Only adult patients (age between...

May 12th, 2021 - An 88-year-old male veteran with a medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on home oxygen, chronic alcohol use, squamous cell carcinoma of the lung status after left upper lobectomy, and a 5. 7 cm thoracic aortic aneurysm wa.

Apr 12th, 2021 - For the first time, fluoroquinolone exposure was tied to aortic complications in patients with established aortic disease in a large study. In the cohort study from Taiwan, people with an existing aortic dissection (AD) or aortic aneurysm (AA) wer...

Jan 6th, 2021 - The link between fluoroquinolone antibiotics and aortic aneurysm (AA) was further strengthened by analysis of a U.S. commercial claims database. Incidence of AA formation or dissection reached 7.5 per 10,000 prescription fills for fluoroquinolones...

May 14th, 2019 - Women undergoing open descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (DTA) and open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair are not at greater risk for operative mortality than their male counterparts. However, they are at significantly greater risk f.

May 14th, 2019 - Women undergoing open descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (DTA) and open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair are not at greater risk for operative mortality than their male counterparts. However, they are at significantly greater risk f.