Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS) recently co-hosted the inaugural Aortic Summit 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Aortic ICU Cardiothoracic Nursing 52

DAIC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Experts at the Smidt Heart Institute's new Aortic Surveillance Clinic will monitor patients with aortic aneurysms (illustrated here) or enlarged aortas. Through the Aortic Surveillance Clinic, we offer reassurance that they are being carefully and closely monitored and that proper therapy, including surgery, will be offered if needed.”

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Aortic Aneurysm Aortic valve Nursing 105

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Fetal aortic valvuloplasty is considered for fetuses with severe valvar aortic stenosis and echocardiographic features suggesting a risk of progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome. So if progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome can be prevented by fetal aortic valvuloplasty, that would be theoretically a great boon.

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Aortic Ultrasound Pediatrics Nursing 52

DAIC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It evaluates performance in five surgical categories, including isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery, CABG + AVR surgery, isolated mitral valve repair/replacement (MVRR), and CABG + mitral valve replacement/repair surgery (CABG + MVRR).

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Cardiothoracic Hospital Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Open-Heart Surgery 109

Conquering CHD

OCTOBER 1, 2024

He was diagnosed with a butterfly vertebrae, kidney fullness, sacral dimple, and several heart defects (right aortic arch, VSD, and ASD). When the day came that it was time to say goodbye to Austin, the doctors and nurses were right next to us every step of the way.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Reasons for not prescibing or discontinuing were: CKD 6, severe aortic stenosis 5, asthma 3, symptomatic bradycardia 5, hypotension 3, type1 diabetes 2, syncope 1, Raynauds 1, patient choice 8 and 6 patients died before all appropriate medications could be initiated.

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Heart Failure Outpatient Bradycardia Nursing 40

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A 79‐year‐old man with a strong family history of arterial dissection, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and obesity experienced intense chest pain and left hemiparesis secondary to Type A aortic dissection with extension from the innominate artery to the right carotid bifurcation. Post‐operatively, he had evacuation of neck hematoma.

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