Patient data were retrieved from the Chang Gung Research Database (CGRD). The CGRD includes detailed original medical records, such as laboratory reports, hemodynamic records, physical examination ...
Background Socioeconomic deprivation has been associated with adverse outcomes after aortic surgery, although evidence ...
Your 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, ...
There is a paucity of data describing the safety and efficacy of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) repair surgeries in dialysis patients. Our study aimed to investigated the influence of dialysis ...
As seen for other emergent conditions, the number of patients presenting to US hospitals with acute type A aortic dissections dropped during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, although ...
Adherence to guidelines pertaining to imaging after acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) repair is very low, a population-based study has shown. Only 14% of patients had guideline-recommended ...
Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) as more complex extended arch reconstruction procedures, ...
A new study from the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre reveals that patients who survive an aortic dissection receive a lack of comprehensive post-surgical follow-up care leaving them vulnerable to a lifetime ...
HOUSTON – Aortic dissection is a rare but catastrophic disorder. According to one Memorial Hermann surgeon, aortic dissection runs in families about 20% of the time. The condition is when the wall of ...
People who have undergone bariatric surgery appear less likely to suffer an aortic dissection than other adults with obesity, researchers say. The finding is the latest in a series of benefits ...
The aortic surgery fellowship will provide the trainee with knowledge and technical skills in the preoperative evaluation, operative management, and postoperative care of patients with aortic ...