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Artivion’s aortic stents boost post-surgical outcomes in interventional studies

Two of the company’s aortic stents have displayed potential to improve patient outcomes post-surgery.
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Aortic hemiarch reconstruction safely matches complex aortic arch reconstruction for acute dissection in older adults

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, ...
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Imaging of Aortic Arch Anomalies and Associated Findings

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(12):1497-1516. Type I: A short pulmonary trunk originating from the TA gives rise to both ­pulmonary arteries. Type II: The pulmonary arteries off the truncus with ...
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Older folks can be spared from extended surgery for aortic dissections

Simpler hemiarch reconstruction was just as good for 3-year survival ...
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Simpler hemiarch surgery effective for older aortic dissection patients

Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Management of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection

A 74-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of severe chest and back pain. He has a history of hypertension and has run out of medication. He has no history of similar ...
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Imaging of Aortic Arch Anomalies and Associated Findings

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(12):1497-1516. A circumflex RAA also causes a vascular ring, by echo showing RAA branching pattern and a thoracic descending aorta in the left side of the ...