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A bibliometric analysis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (2014–2024)

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized bulge of the abdominal aorta, which mainly manifests as a pulsatile mass in the abdomen. Once an abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptures, the patient's life is seriously endangered. Surgery is the preferred treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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Egyptian experience with aortic valve repair using Ozaki procedure in adult and pediatric patients

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

to document the Egyptian experience with Ozaki procedure in adults and children and compare the clinical outcomes of the procedure to that of aortic valve replacement (AVRc) in adult patients.

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Cardiovascular Management of Aortopathy in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Pathogeneses include connective tissue disorders, smooth muscle contraction disorders, and congenital heart disease, including bicuspid aortic valve, among others. The American Heart Association has published guidelines for diagnosis and management of thoracic aortic disease. The most common causes of pediatric aortopathy are reviewed.

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STS Annual Meeting Late-Breaking Research: 2023 STS/AATS Joint Expert Consensus Document on the Management of the Small Aortic Root

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Press Release STS Annual Meeting Late-Breaking Research: 2023 STS/AATS Joint Expert Consensus Document on the Management of the Small Aortic Root January 29, 2024 KCummings Sun, 01/28/2024 - 14:06 SAN ANTONIO (January 28, 2024) — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery released a late-breaking study on a new (..)

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STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

DAIC

Cardiac Surgery after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Trends and Outcomes The researchers set out to document trends and outcomes in cardiac surgery following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a topic gaining importance as reports of subsequent cardiac operations and early TAVR explantations increase.

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Aortic pressures within a giant right coronary artery aneurysm

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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

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Modified percutaneous coronary intervention-derived risk models (PARIS and CREDO-Kyoto integer scoring systems) applied to Japanese transcatheter aortic valve replacement patients

Open Heart

Objective Postprocedural ischaemic and bleeding risks after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remain a major concern. Bleeding events were defined as any bleeding based on the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 consensus document at 1 year.