supported by the Finnish Heart Association;by the Sigrid Jusélius Foundation.
Objective To evaluate the benefits of surgical repair acute type A aortic dissection(ATAAD)on survival of octogenarians.Methods Patients who underwent surgery for acute ATAAD from the multicenter European Registry of ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81970393,No.81900325);the Beijing Major Science and Technology Pro-jects from the Beijing Municipal Science and Techno-logy Commission(Z19110700660000,Z191100006619093,Z191100006619094);the Beijing Hospital Auth-ority Youth Program(QML20190608);the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubation Pro-gram(PX2020024).
BACKGROUND Postoperative acute kidney injury(AKI) is a major complication associated with increased morbidity and mortality after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection(AAAD). To the best of our knowledge, risk pr...
Although the retrograde approach was a promising strategy for chronic total occlusions(CTO)-percutaneous coronary interventions(PCI),[1]with the development of coronary interventional therapy technology and interventi...
Background Development of arterial dissection is thought to be an important key factor for bailout stenting in femoropopliteal disease. We aimed to evaluate the difference in dissection rate and outcomes between the t...
We describe a rare case of a 60-year-old woman suffering from intramyocardial dissection and left ventricular aneurysm secondary to acute myocardial infarction. A rare form of ventricular septal rupture resulted from ...
Objective To report the clinical outcome and complications ofendovascular stent-graft treatment for type B aortic dissection in elderly patients, as compared with younger patients in a single medical center. Methods F...
Objective To evaluate the early and mid-term results of endovascular repair for acute and chronic type B aortic dissection, and to compare the clinical outcomes between the 2 groups. Methods From May 2002 to December ...
Objective To assess the diagnostic value of chest radiographs in patients presenting to a busy inner-city Emergency Department with subsequently proven acute aortic dissection. Methods A retrospective review of initia...
Acute aortic dissection is a serious condition in elderly patients and may become fatal rapidly if left undiagnosed and untreated. As pointed out by Welch et al1chest radiography is a screening test for this condition...