The Long-Term Outcome and Quality of Life after Replacement of the Ascending Aorta.

(1) Background: Despite optimal surgical therapy, replacement of the ascending aorta leads to a significant reduction in the quality of life (QoL). However, an optimal result includes maintaining and improving the QoL. The aim of our study was to evaluate the long-term outcome and the QoL in patients with aneurysms in the ascending aorta; (2) Methods: Between 2014 and 2020, 121 consecutive patients who underwent replacement of the ascending aorta were included in this study.

Coronary Artery Aneurysm Rupture in a Patient With Polyarteritis Nodosa.

We present the case of a 42-year-old male patient with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and pericardial effusion due to rupture of the left anterior descending artery most likely secondary to polyarteritis nodosa. Successful surgery was performed under cardiopulmonary bypass using antegrade and retrograde cardioplegia combined. ().

Risk Factors for High Blood Product Use in Patients with Stanford Type A Dissection.

Background: Intraoperative and postoperative bleeding associated with allogeneic blood transfusion and reoperation is still a common and feared complication in patients undergoing surgery due to acute Type A Aortic Dissection (aTAAD). The aim of our study was to identify risk factors for higher transfusion rates.

Methods: In this retrospective single center study we evaluated pre -, intra-, and postoperative data of 121 patients with aTAAD.

Clinical outcomes and thrombus resolution in patients with solid left atrial appendage thrombi: results of a single-center real-world registry.

Background: Data on thrombus resolution and clinical outcome data after a therapy of LAA thrombus with novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are scarce.

Methods: In this single-center study, we retrospectively analyzed 78 patients diagnosed with a solid LAA thrombus by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). We assessed baseline clinical and echocardiographic characteristics, the anticoagulatory regimens and outcomes of patients with (responders) and without (non-responders) thrombus resolution.

Retrograde Stanford type A dissection caused by a multilayer stent graft in a patient with chronic type B dissection.

A patient with progressive chronic type B dissection and contraindication for open surgery underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair using a Cardiatis Multilayer Flow Modulator®. Two weeks after the intervention, the patient experienced a ruptured retrograde type A aortic dissection caused by the stent's uncovered proximal ends.