Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Aortic dissection in pediatrics is an extremely rare condition, which is generally related to predisposing factors such as connective tissue disorders, congenital heart disease and systemic arterial hypertensi.

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Pediatrics Congenital Heart Disease Aortic Aneurysm 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 2, 2024

The occurrence of type II endoleaks after endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm has gradually gained increasing attention. We present a case of a patient with an expanding aneurysm after thoracic endovascular.

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Aortic Aneurysm 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Giant coronary artery aneurysms are rare conditions with potentially devastating consequences. We report a case of the largest documented giant right coronary artery (RCA) aneurysm to date.

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Aneurysm Aortic Document 40

CTVS

JULY 25, 2023

It’s been more than five years since CTVS was the first practice in Central Texas to pioneer use of the GORE® TAG® Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE) in a pivotal research study for treating aortic disease.

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Aortic Innovation Cardiothoracic Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Computed tomography aortography (CTA) is used in the assessment of aortic pathologies and planning of surgical intervention. However, its dependence on iodinated contrast can result in development of contrast-.

Aortic 52

Aortic Aneurysm Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Mega-aortic syndrome including aortic arch and descending aortic aneurysm is a challenging surgical case. Because the aorta continuously dilates, creating the distal anastomosis sites becomes an issue. Despite.

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Aortic Aneurysm 40

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APRIL 1, 2024

Open repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) was characterized by significant risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the perioperative predictors of ear.

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Aneurysm Aortic Risk Factors Outcomes 40

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Aortic involvement in patients with Behcet’s disease (BD) is rare, but it is one of the most severe manifestations. Open surgical repair of aortic aneurysm is challenging considering the high risk of postopera.

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Aortic Aneurysm 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Windsock deformities, though rare, represent a severe form of valvular aneurysm distinguished by localized balloon-like protrusions of the leaflet body. Here, we present a compelling case of windsock mitral va.

Bicuspid/Mitral 52

Bicuspid/Mitral Aortic valve Aneurysm Aortic 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 14, 2025

Patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect (PA/VSD) are prone to progressive aortic dilation. However, there are relatively few reports of progressive development of aortic aneurysm or aorti.

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VSD Pulmonary Aneurysm Aortic 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Chest computed-tomography angiogram detected a thoracic aortic aneurysm with suspected Type A intramural hematoma (IMH) versu. A 54-year-old female presented with recurrent abdominal pain and new onset chest pain.

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Chest Pain Aneurysm Aortic 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 27, 2024

We report a one-stage surgery to the case of secondary aortoenteric fistula (sAEF) after prosthetic reconstruction of abdominal aortic aneurysm, by multifaceted approach.

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Aneurysm Aortic 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The STS 2023 Coding Workshop: Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that will provide cardiothoracic surgery coders, surgeons, and all billing professionals with the latest coding and reimbursement updates affecting cardiothoracic surgical practices. STS Members receive a discount!

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Reimbursement Cardiothoracic Document Congenital 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APRIL 9, 2024

Total endovascular technique with fenestrated endovascular graft might be hampered for the late dilatation of proximal landing zone, which may cause endografts migration. We describe a successful urgent hybrid.

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Aneurysm Aortic 40

CTVS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

September 19th is Aortic Dissection Awareness Day, calling attention to the condition that famously took the life of popular actor John Ritter. Aortic dissections and aortic aneurysms lead to nearly 10,000 deaths each year. These are conditions that our… Source

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Aortic Aneurysm Aortic valve Cardiothoracic 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JUNE 13, 2024

Women undergoing cardiac surgery have been historically recognized to carry higher periprocedural mortality risk. We aimed to investigate the influence of sex on clinical presentation, perioperative, and long-.

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Aneurysm Aortic Outcomes Research 59

CTVS

APRIL 12, 2025

Heart disease affects millions of Americans and remains the leading cause of death for both men and women year after year. It refers to the serious conditions affecting the heart, its operation and structure, and the many blood vessels, veins and arteries surrounding it.

Heart Disease 40

Heart Disease Peripheral Arterial Disease Aortic valve Heart Failure 40

CTVS

JANUARY 9, 2025

An aortic dissection is a very serious, often times fatal, condition that takes place when the inner layers of the aorta (the body’s largest artery) weaken and tear causing blood to “dissect” the aorta into a false lumen & true lumen (very much like a double barrel shotgun).

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Aortic Cardiothoracic Aneurysm 40