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Abnormal echocardiographic finding mimicking paracardiac cystic lesion

Heart BMJ

Previous medical interventions included a spectrum of procedures, including catheter-directed thrombectomy for popliteal artery aneurysms with thrombosis, vascular bypass grafting for cerebral-anterior communicating artery aneurysms and arch replacement and stent implantation for aortic dissecting aneurysms.

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Racial Disparities in Long-Term Outcomes After Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Black and White Medicare Beneficiaries

Circulation

BACKGROUND:Despite reported racial disparities between Black and White adults in short-term outcomes after abdominal aortic aneurysmal intervention, there is a paucity of literature aimed at understanding long-term disparities.

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Clinical analysis of Hem-o-lok closure of the left subclavian artery stump in acute Stanford type A aortic dissection

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ObjectiveThis study aims to summarize the clinical experience of using Hem-o-lok clips for the closure of the left subclavian artery (LSA) stump in patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection.MethodsClinical data were collected from 96 patients with acute type A aortic dissection admitted to our hospital from January 2020 to December 2022.

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A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and "benign early repolarization"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

CT angiogram chest: no aortic dissection or pulmonary embolism. Repeat CT angio chest (not CT coronary, unclear what protocol) showed possible LAD aneurysm and thrombus. No further troponins were measured. Serial chest xrays: progressive bilateral pulmonary edema. No further cath details available. Was this coincidence? —

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3 Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2

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Advanced Vascular Care

AMS Cardiology

Aortic Aneurysms : An aneurysm is an abnormal bulge in a blood vessel wall. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) : A blood clot occurring in a deep vein. Causes include infection, malignancy, surgery, scar tissue formation, trauma, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), radiation or other cancer treatment.

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Endovascular treatment of postoperative aortic coarctation aneurysms—a single center experience

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundFormation of local type aortic aneurysm years after surgical repair of coarctation (CoA) occurs in 10% of patients independent of the surgical technique and is a potentially life-threatening condition if left untreated with a high risk of aortic rupture.