The long-term benefits of total arch replacement (TAR) versus hemiarch replacement for treating aortic dissection have been debated, with most studies showing no difference in survival rates between the two methods. However, TAR may be more effective in preventing distal aortic events, particularly in patients under 70 years old.
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Descending Thoracic Aorta
June 27, 2024
This video is a balanced, gripping presentation on an increasingly common emergency problem for the on-call cardiac surgeon. Professor Oo discusses the evolving landscape of surgery for acute De Bakey I and II pathologies of the aortic organ.
March 7, 2024
In this article the authors aimed to report the midterm outcomes after endovascular aortic repair in patients with Marfan or Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Patients were analyzed based on the timing of the procedure, whether it was an elective or emergency procedure, and the nature of the landing zone (safe vs. unsafe).
September 12, 2023
Survivors of Acute Stanford B (DeBakey III) in Holland: a patient-cantered follow-up indicating that the treatment strategy did not influence quality of life.
September 5, 2023
This is the latest (third) version of Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Dissection
August 24, 2023
The risk of dissection associated with fluoroquinolone use has gained wide acceptance, but recent data indicate there’s more to the story. Pasternak and colleagues report a Swedish, multicenter, propensity-matched study of one million treatment episodes examining the relationship between fluoroquinolone use and aneurysm or dissection.
April 26, 2023
On April 21, Dr. Randy Moore at the University of Calgary in Canada performed the first implantation of Terumo's new hybrid graft, Thoracoflo, in North America for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
November 3, 2022
On November 2, 2022, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) published an update to the 2010 ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease.
The top ten take-home messages are:
October 6, 2022
In conducting the largest study to date supporting the current medical consensus that recommends surgery only for patients with a thoracic aneurysm that is 5.5 centimeters or larger, the authors found that the overall risk for patients below that standard is low.
September 9, 2022
The authors of this study reported the safety and one-year clinical outcomes of the Thoraflex Hybrid frozen elephant trunk prosthesis from the US Investigational Device Exemption trial. Follow-up was available in 63 of 65 patients from twelve centers at one-year, when the mortality was 11 percent (7/65), and freedom was 81 percent (51/63) from major