DAIC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 12/18/2023 - 15:43 December 18, 2023 — The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital has received the highest possible three-star recognition in all of the cardiac surgery categories in the 2020-2023 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) report. The Mount Sinai Hospital is also No.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 7, 2024

Background Redo sternotomy aortic root surgery is technically demanding, and the evidence on outcomes is mostly from retrospective, small sample, single-centre studies. We report the trend, early clinical results and outcome predictors of redo aortic root replacement over 20 years in the United Kingdom. Age >59 (OR: 2.99, CI: 1.92–4.65,

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DAIC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The cardiothoracic surgery programs at four Northwell Health hospitals received this distinguished accolade, showcasing their commitment to delivering exceptional care and achieving outstanding outcomes. The STS star rating system is renowned as one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded measures of quality in healthcare nationally.

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DAIC

JANUARY 24, 2024

Simona Zannetti, MD milla1cf Wed, 01/24/2024 - 19:02 January 24, 2024 — Medtronic announced the recent appointment of Simona Zannetti, MD , as the General Manager of its Aortic business. She completed a two-year research fellowship in vascular surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The patient, diagnosed with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, underwent left ventricular outflow tract surgery before visiting our hospital. Although enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) was initiated immediately after diagnosis, the patient experienced aortic valve damage and left heart enlargement 2 years later.

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Cardiomyopathy Aortic valve Aortic Hospital 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 28, 2025

This study aimed to evaluate the early and mid-term outcomes of transcatheter closure using a double-disc occluder device in a single-center Vietnamese cohort.MethodA prospective descriptive study was conducted at Hanoi Heart Hospital, Vietnam. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0.ResultsThe

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VSD Outcomes Congenital Heart Disease Aortic valve 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 22, 2024

Background Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (STAAD) is a fatal condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. In this study, we prioritized the reconstruction of aortic arch branches during surgery and investigated the association between prioritizing the branches and the postoperative outcomes of patients with STAAD.

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Aortic ICU Outcomes Hospital 64

DAIC

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Jersey Shore University Medical Center also received a three-star rating in isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery. The three-star ratings, which denote the highest category of quality, places them among the elite hospitals for heart bypass, MVRR and AVR surgeries, respectively, in the United States and Canada. and Canada.

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Open-Heart Surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Hospital Academic 105

NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A strategy of early AVR was superior to clinical surveillance due to a reduction in hospitalizations.

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Heart BMJ

JUNE 25, 2024

After 24 hours, the patient was readmitted to the hospital with chest pain and troponin elevation, without ECG changes. A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) revealed a mobile mass on the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve ( figure 1 , ). Figure 1 A mobile mass (1.88

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DAIC

JUNE 3, 2024

Morristown Medical Center’s Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute’s structural heart program recently reported it has reached a significant milestone of performing over 5,000 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures, the first in New Jersey and among the first to accomplish this in the United States.

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TAVR Aortic valve Aortic Hospital 105

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

BackgroundThe widely used Bentall procedure is the criterion standard treatment for aortic root pathology. After inverse probability of treatment weighting, no significant differences in the in‐hospital mortality (odds ratio, 0.96 [95% CI, 0.77–1.19];P=0.716) Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Aortic valve Aortic Outcomes Hospital 81

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Objective Cell division cycle 42 (CDC42) regulates CD4 + T -cell differentiation and participates in vascular stiffness and atherosclerosis and is involved in the progression of Stanford type B aortic dissection (TBAD). Seven (5.5%) patients experienced in-hospital mortality. pg/ml vs. 451.5 pg/ml, P  = 0.006).

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MAY 2, 2024

A nationwide observational analysis of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and cardiogenic shock (CS) who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) determined that patients who underwent TAVR had lower in-hospital complications and resource utilization compared with SAVR.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MAY 29, 2024

BackgroundThe left subclavian artery (LSA) can be intentionally covered by a stent graft to acquire adequate landing zones for a proximal entry tear near the LSA during thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The Castor single-branched stent graft is designed to treat type B aortic dissection (TBAD) to retain the LSA during TEVAR.

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Stents Stent Aortic Outcomes 52

MIBHS

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A normal functioning aortic valve has three leaflets, usually referred to as cusps, and is positioned at the end of the left ventricle. An aortic valve replacement is required if someone suffers from Aortic Valve Stenosis or Aortic Valve Insufficiency. That’s a reasonable question!

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Aortic valve Aortic Stenosis Hospital 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Webinar New FDA-Approved Aortic Technologies kchalko Thu, 11/10/2022 - 12:30 November 3, 2022 Recent approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have made available two new technologies for treating aortic disease. Gore & Associates and Terumo Aortic. This webinar is supported by W.L. Moderators G.

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Technology Aortic Webinar Stents 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 11, 2025

A 49-year-old male patient who had undergone ascending aorta and aortic arch reconstruction after an aortic dissection Type A was evaluated with echocardiography before being discharged from our hospital. A loculated pericardial effusion was identified, necessitating pericardiocentesis.

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Open-Heart Surgery Embolism Aortic Hemorrhage 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Two years ago, the patient suffered from type A aortic dissection. As a result, partial aortic dissection artificial vascular replacement and partial aortic arch artificial vascular replacement were performed. After the operation, no abnormal shunt was found, and the short - term treatment effect was satisfactory.

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DAIC

JULY 2, 2024

In Memoriam: Prolific Philanthropist Ann Lurie, Namesake of the Ann and Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 5. Medtronic Launches Steerant Aortic Guidewire for EVAR and TEVAR Procedures 9. FDA Announces Teleflex/Arrow International Recall Arrow FiberOptix and UltraFlex Intra-Aortic Balloon (IAB) Catheter Kits 10.

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Open Heart

MARCH 12, 2025

Background Data on the prognostic impact of type A aortic dissection involving the common carotid arteries (CCAs) are scarce. Conclusions Bilateral, but not unilateral, dissection of the CCAs may increase the risk of neurological complications and in-hospital mortality after surgery for DeBakey type 1 aortic dissection.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

AUGUST 27, 2024

Background The aim of this study is to explore the clinical value of computed tomography angiography (CTA) in the diagnosis of aortic aneurysm. Results There was no significant difference in the accuracy of diagnosing aortic aneurysms (P > 0.05) between DSA [98.33% (59/60)] and CTA [95.00% (57/60)].

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Aneurysm Aortic Hospital Research 52

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Acute kidney injury (AKI) often complicates acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), with elevated comorbidity rates and a significant tie to in-hospital mortality. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4140120-A4140120, November 12, 2024.

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Aortic ICU Risk Factors Circulation 74

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Webinar Latin Heart Rounds Series: Rounds on a Patient with Ascending Aortic Aneurysm and Arch Involvement dkaczmarek Wed, 10/11/2023 - 11:22 December 15, 2023 Image Join us on December 15, when experts will provide up-to-date insight on the management of patients with aortic root and ascending aortic aneurysm involving the aortic arch.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 21, 2024

to use the Gore EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis device for the treatment of an aortic aneurysm outside of a clinical trial. A vascular surgeon at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has become the first in the U.S.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The DAIC team has learned of the passing of Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, heralded as the man who pioneered the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in 2002, as well as the first transcatheter mitral commissurotomy in 1995 and the first balloon aortic valvuloplasty in 1986. He passed away Feb. 16, 2024 at the age of 79.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 27, 2024

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at sacubitril/valsartan in patients hospitalized with decompensated heart failure, then examines the prevalence and outcomes of patients with discordant high gradient aortic stenosis.

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Heart Failure Stenosis Aortic Tricuspid 58

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Patient selection was based on the presence of isolated aortic valve disease without the need for ascending aorta replacement or aortic root enlargement. The primary outcomes investigated included the success rate of the procedure, in-hospital mortality, and perioperative complications.ResultsThe mean age of the patients was 58.7 ± 12.8

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Aortic valve Aortic Stenosis Outcomes 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 22, 2025

Secondary outcome was examined by mean of univariable and multivariable logistic regression, severity of cardiac disease based on ECMO-support pre VAD-support, mean waiting time for transplantation, mean OR time and mean length of hospital stay before and after transplantation.Results144 patients could be included in the final analysis.

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Heart Transplant Transplant Pediatrics Heart Failure 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 28, 2025

RAA features were characterised by comparing prenatal ultrasound data with anatomical casting results after pregnancy termination or postnatal imaging and surgical intervention to analyse the prognosis and misdiagnoses of fetal RAA.ResultsOf the 157 fetal RAA cases, 50 (31.8%) cases were isolated RAA and 107 (68.2%) cases were nonisolated RAA.

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Ultrasound Aortic Outcomes Anatomy 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MARCH 5, 2024

This study aimed to compare hospital and long-term clinical outcomes associated with various treatment methods for Stanford A type aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) to provide a reference for clinical decision-.

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Aortic Outcomes Hospital Research 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

ResultsThe overall in-hospital mortality was 1,7%. There were no statistically significant differences in terms of stroke, paravalvular leak, mechanical ventilation time, blood transfusion requirements, pacemaker implantation, reexploration for bleeding, conversion, wound infection, or in-hospital stay.

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Aortic valve Aortic Atrial Fibrillation Pacemaker 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) remain one of the most clinically challenging and technically complex emergencies in contemporary vascular surgery practice. Despite these advances, current postoperative outcomes remain sobering since morbidity and mortality rates ranging from 25%-50% persist among modern published series.

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Aneurysm Aortic Physiology Outcomes 59

DAIC

MARCH 25, 2024

Fethi Benraouane , and Dr. Molham Aldeiri , have successfully performed the first series of transcarotid Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedures ever done in Southeast Houston. This novel approach potentially decreases the risk of stroke and vascular complications and makes more options available for patients.

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TAVR Open-Heart Surgery Aortic valve Aortic 111

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 29, 2025

BackgroundAorto-caval fistula is a rare complication of abdominal aortic aneurysms that can occur spontaneously, iatrogenically, or traumatically, associated with high morbidity and mortality. Computed tomography angiography revealed an aorto-caval fistula complicating infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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Aneurysm Aortic Stents Stent 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 19, 2024

Although Impella or intra‐aortic balloon pump (IABP) is frequently used for left ventricular unloading (LVU) during VA‐ECMO treatment, there are limited data on comparative outcomes. In‐hospital mortality was higher with ECMO with Impella (54.8%) compared with ECMO only (50.4%) and ECMO with IABP (48.4%). versus 25.8%;P‐trend<0.001).

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Cardiogenic Shock Aortic Hospital Outcomes 65

Open Heart

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Methods This real-world, multicentre registry included CS patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention between 2017 and 2021 in 14 Dutch hospitals. MCS was deployed in 516 patients (23.3%), of which the intra-aortic balloon pump was used most frequently (n=253, 49.0%). years and predominantly male (72.8%, n=1613).

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Cardiogenic Shock Myocardial Infarction Aortic Outcomes 52