1 The thoracic aorta comprises the ascending aorta, aortic arch, and descending and thoracoabdominal aorta. This article focuses on the descending and thoracoabdominal aorta in patients with CTDs. The ...

a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. There are two classification systems used to describe thoracic aortic dissections: The DeBakey classification: Type I ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This ...

He recovered physically to wheelchair independent state. His repeat aortogram showed near complete recanalisation of descending thoracic aorta. During his 7 years of follow-up, he has remained ...

In our case, this variation may provide protection to the posterior cerebral circulation in the event of an inadvertent iatrogenic dissection extending into the precariously placed LSCA, complicating ...

The aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

Tarek S. Absi, MD;* Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD; Cynthia J. Camillo, MSN;* Richard B. Schuessler, PhD;* Fernando R. Gutierrez, MD * *Department of Surgery, Division of ...

In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), thoraci ...

The aorta, the body's largest artery, extends upward from the top of the left ventricle of the heart (ascending thoracic aorta), then curves like a candy cane (aortic arch) downward (descending ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether prophylactic stent graft placement will improve outcomes in a selected subset of patients with uncomplicated descending aortic dissection.

an aneurysm of the ascending aorta, with slight dilatation of the arch and descending thoracic aorta, and increased pulsations of the left ventricle and ascending aorta. An electrocardiogram ...