Vocal cord paralysis that presents as hoarseness due to an underlying cardiovascular pathology is a rare clinical entity known as Ortner’s syndrome(OS).The syndrome was first described in 1897 by Norbert Ortner in a ...
supported by the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease,Fuwai Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(2024GZkf-05);the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(7222111);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970717,82170429,and 32371229);the Pinduoduo-China Agricultural University Research Fund(PC2023B01014)。
Stanford type A aortic dissection(STAAD/AD)is a degenerative aortic remodeling disease with an extremely high mortality rate and poor prognosis[1,2].Dissections can be classified into acute(<14 d),subacute(15–90 d),a...
Infective native aortic aneurysm(INAA)is a rare vascular disease.Previous studies reported that this type of aneurysm accounts for 0.6% to 2.6% of all aortic aneurysms in the European Union and USA,but accounts for 13...
granted by Healthy Zhejiang One Million People Cohort(No.K-20230085).
To the Editor:Transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR)has witnessed a rapid global surge and emerged as a viable alternative for treating aortic stenosis patients.Obesity,a well-established risk factor for the dev...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81970325, and 82170375);Key Research and Development Project of Science&Technology Department of Sichuan Province (2022ZDZX0020);Key Research and Development Support Project of Science&Technology Department of Chengdu (2021-YF08-00121-GX);Chinese Medical Association Cardiovascular Branch (CSC) Clinical Research Special Fund Project(CSCF2020B04);West China Hospital 1·3·5 Discipline of Excellence Project-Percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation and Mechanisms of aortic stenosis and the clinical applications
Objective To examine the association of handgrip strength with aortic stenosis incidence among adults aged 60 years and older.Methods We conducted a cohort study using the UK Biobank data to assess the relationship be...
Dear Editor,Most battlefield casualties occur prior to the arrival of medical facilities.Uncontrollable hemorrhage accounts for more than 90%of those potentially survivable battlefield casualties[1].In both military a...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81970412,81772962,and 81970425);Xiamen Municipal Health Science and Technology Program Fund(3502Z20194034);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2020YFA0803700);the Clinical Medicine Plus X-Young Scholars Project,Peking University,the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(PKU2023LCXQ015).
Dear Editor,Aortic dissection(AD)is a fatal disease caused by dysfunction of elastin contractile units,which are composed of extracellular matrix(ECM)and aortic smooth muscle cells(AoSMCs),and eventual disruption of a...
The vertebral arteries (VAs) are a system of two blood vessels through which blood is transported to the posterior cerebral fossa. VAs may emerge at different sides from the aortic ostium. The aim of our study was to ...
To the Editor:Thoracic endovascular aortic repair(TEVAR)has been widely accepted as the first-line treatment when aortic repair is indicated.However,TEVAR is still limited by anatomic conditions in many circumstances,...