Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

To our knowledge, there have been extremely few clinical reports on coronary-pulmonary artery fistula (CPAF) accompanied by coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) and Vieussens arterial ring (VAR), and few reports on.

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Aneurysm Pulmonary 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is an extremely rare condition, and its rupture causes acute symptoms such as chest pain and dyspnea. Ruptured SVA is frequently associated with other congenital defects.

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Aneurysm Chest Pain Congenital 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MAY 3, 2024

Conventional graft replacement for a juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (JRAAA) remains challenging for high-risk patients since it often requires the reconstruction of some visceral arteries.

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Aneurysm Aortic 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

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 5, 2024

Anastomotic aneurysms present as a life-threatening emergency after descending aortic replacement for aortic dissection. Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) has been performed since the early 2000s f.

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Aneurysm Aortic Stent Stents 52

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

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

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

CTVS

JULY 25, 2023

More recently, our own board-certified cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons Dr. Mark Felger and Dr. Nicolas Zea became the first physicians in Williamson County to use the TBE on a trauma… Source

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Aortic Innovation Cardiothoracic Research 52

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

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) accounts for 3.5% She had cardiothoracic surgery for fistula repair. Aneurysm rupture typically forms a fistula into the right ventricle (60%), right atrium (29%), left atrium (6%), or left ventricle (4%), and rarely into the pericardial cavity (1%).

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Heart Failure Coronary Angiogram Echocardiogram Aneurysm 40

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-.

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Aortic Aneurysm Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 14, 2025

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

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VSD Pulmonary Aneurysm Aortic 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan- and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) can lead to aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections in children. Patients with LDS often necessitating multiple aortic surgeries throu.

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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.

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Bicuspid/Mitral Aortic valve 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

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 18, 2024

The celiacomesenteric trunk (CMT) is a common duct of the celiac artery (CA) and the superior mesenteric artery originating from the aorta, which is an uncommon anatomical variant of visceral artery circulatio.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

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

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Aortic Aneurysm 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

DECEMBER 22, 2024

A 9-day-old male neonate was found to have a systolic murmur during a routine follow-up for skin jaundice. Imaging revealed a large mass at the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery, causing significant bil.

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Pulmonary Thrombosis Aneurysm 40

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 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

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

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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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