Whereas patients with isolated aortic injuries should undergo expeditious repair, patients with multisystem trauma may be at substantially increased risk of morbidity and mortality related to open ...

This paper reports the sequence of events in a patient with Marfan's syndrome who evidently acquired aortic insufficiency secondary to chest trauma and in whom a Hufnagel valve was inserted.

aortic dissection and blunt trauma-induced aortic valve damage (Hamirani YS, et al. Circulation. 2012;1C; Hurst’s the Heart; 2017;47;24b). As chronic aortic regurgitation develops slowly over ...

James Midterm Results of a Modification Cabrol Procedure in Redo Aortic Root Repair – PI: Davies, James Repair of Traumatic Aortic Injury - PI: Davies, James Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database – PI ...

ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta may be of diverse etiology. Atherosclerosis, syphilis, medial degeneration, trauma and occasionally sepsis have been implicated. 1–4 The present case represents a ...

Over time, vascular disease, injury or a hereditary defect of tissue within the arterial wall can cause a weakening of the aorta. Blood pressure against the weakened area can cause ballooning ...

Other conditions that may require aortic arch replacement include traumatic injuries, congenital defects, and infections. Patients who are otherwise healthy and in good condition are typically ...

CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better ...

Owing to the concomitant bowel injury and repair, a decision was made not to perform any aortic reconstruction. A postoperative computed tomographic (CT) angiogram was obtained in light of the ...