Imaging characteristics and prognostic factors of Behcet's disease with arterial involvement: A long-term follow-up study.

Purpose: To investigate the imaging characteristics and prognostic factors for the long-term survival of Behcet's disease (BD) with arterial involvement.

Methods: In this retrospective study, BD patients with arterial involvement were identified from January 2003 to January 2020. Arterial lesions were detected by ultrasonography, traditional arteriography, and/or computed tomography angiography (CTA).

Fate of distal aorta after frozen elephant trunk and total arch replacement for type A aortic dissection in Marfan syndrome.

Objective: The use of the frozen elephant trunk technique for type A aortic dissection in Marfan syndrome is limited by the lack of imaging evidence for long-term aortic remodeling. We seek to evaluate the changes of the distal aorta and late outcomes after frozen elephant trunk and total arch replacement for type A aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome.

Methods: Between 2003 and 2015, we performed frozen elephant trunk + total arch replacement for 172 patients with Marfan syndrome suffering from type A aortic dissection (94 acute; 78 chronic).

CT angiography for diagnosis and subcategorization of unroofed coronary sinus syndrome.

Background: To evaluate the role of CT angiography (CTA) in the diagnosis and subcategorization of unroofed coronary sinus syndrome (URCS).

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 46 URCS patients diagnosed by CTA. Based on the defect location and size of coronary sinus (CS), URCS was divided into four types: complete defect as type I, partial defect of proximal CS as type II, partial defect of distal CS as type III, partial defect in which a communication occurs between CS and left atrial as type IV.

Long-term outcomes of frozen elephant trunk for type A aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome.

Objective: The use of the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique for repair of type A aortic dissection (TAAD) in Marfan syndrome (MFS) is controversial. We seek to evaluate the efficacy of FET and total arch replacement (TAR) for TAAD in patients with MFS.

Methods: The early and long-term outcomes were analyzed for 106 patients with MFS (mean age, 34.

[Atherosclerotic aortic ulcers monitoring by electron beam CT or multi-slice CT].

Objective: To evaluate the evolution of medically treated atherosclerotic aortic ulcers by computed tomography (CT).

Methods: Thirty-five patients (31 men and 4 women, aged from 40 to 79 years, mean 56.2 +/- 10.