Search Tag: aortic dissection
2017 13 Jun
A new study shows improved patient outcomes with extensive repair of aortic dissection. Findings are published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the aorta which causes the inner and middle layers of the aorta to separate. Type A aortic dissection is one of the riskiest operations in cardiothoracic surgery....Read more
2014 03 Sep
The 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases offer a comprehensive discussion of the acute and chronic diseases of the thoracic and abdominal aorta in adult patients. The document fills the gap between multiple ESC Guidelines on different heart conditions and on peripheral artery diseases published in 2011, according to...Read more