We report on a case of a 62-years old woman with dextroposition of the aortic arch and an atresia of the left brachiocephalic truncus. In opposite to the varieties of the supraaortic vessels, which are in most cases occasionally seen, this patient suffered from cerebrovascular insufficiency and subclavian-steal-syndrome. We suppose, that this late manifestation of a variety of the aortic arch with an atresia of a great supraaortic vessel is caused by the brain's physiosclerosis. The correction was made by a 8 mm dacron prosthesis from the ascending aorta to the left subclavian-carotid junction.
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
March 2025
Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (D.M.M., Z.Z.).
There is a recent dramatic increase in research on thoracic aortic diseases that includes aneurysms, dissections, and rupture. Experimental studies predominantly use mice in which aortopathy is induced by chemical interventions, genetic manipulations, or both. Many parameters should be deliberated in experimental design in concert with multiple considerations when providing dimensional data and characterization of aortic tissues.
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Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
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Cardiology, Akita Cerebrospinal and Cardiovascular Center, Akita, JPN.
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Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Although the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains largely unclear, evidence is accumulating to suggest the systemic nature of this disease. Here, we comprehensively assessed the whole aortic tree with its major branches based on computed tomography angiography (CTA) in AAA patients compared to ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) patients and nonaneurysmal controls, as well as in an original mouse model of AAA in Lkb1;Myh11-Cre/ERT2 mice. The morphology and dimensions of the whole aorta (at different levels) and its major branches were compared among 47 AAA patients, 47 ATAA patients, and 46 nonaneurysmal controls based on CTA images.
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March 2025
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Background: Despite the widespread adoption of selective antegrade cerebral perfusion (SACP) for neonatal aortic arch reconstruction, significant variability in techniques persists across institutions, reflecting limited supporting data and lack of consensus on best practices. This review aims to comprehensively characterize the utilization of SACP in the extant literature and highlight variation in practice to guide future research and standardization of care.
Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted using Embase, Medline/OVID, and NCBI/PubMed databases to identify studies published from 1999-2024 that contained the following terms: ('neonatal' OR 'neonate' OR 'newborn') AND ('aortic arch' OR 'Norwood' OR 'stage one') AND ('circulatory arrest' OR 'cerebral perfusion').
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