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Aortic Dissection
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Aortic Dissection
Aortic dissection is a tear in the aortic intima allowing blood into the media. Type A (ascending aorta) — surgical emergency. Type B (descending) — medical management initially.
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Comparative long-term prognosis of acute myocardial infarction and acute aortic dissection in a population-based registry.
Preoperative serum Raman spectroscopy and machine learning for predicting postoperative acute kidney injury after acute type A aortic dissection.
Mapping the health management journey map of patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection.
A Correlational Study on CALLY Index as a Potential Predictive Indicator for Postoperative in-Hospital Mortality in Acute Aortic Dissection Patients.
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An aneurysm is a bulge or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to other parts of the body. If an aneurysm grows large, it can burst and cause dangerous bleeding or even death.Most aneurysms are in the aorta, the main artery that runs from the heart through the chest and abdomen.There are two types of aortic aneurysm:Thoracic aortic aneurysms (T…
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Endovascular Treatment of TAAA and Aortic Arch Aneurysms Using Fenestrated and Branched Stent Grafts
Prospective, nonrandomized, single-center, two-arm study to assess the feasibility and safety and to evaluate clinical outcomes of endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms (thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms and aortic arch aneurysms…
Diagnosis and Prognosis for Aortic Aneurysm aNd Dissection in Anzhen(DPANDA) Study
The registry study aims to determine serial biomarkers to diagnosis and prognosis of aortic aneurysm/aortic dissection.
Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) to Treat Moyamoya-like Cerebrovascular Disease in Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome (SMDS)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether SMDS patients treated with NR at the proposed dose exhibit decreased glucose uptake in the aorta, to determine if NR treatment results in measurable changes of blood NAD+ and NR levels, to…
PregnAncy-Related Aortic DISsEction in China
A multicenter observational study on pregnancy-related aortic dissection
CRATOS - Evaluation of Cratos™ Branch Stent Graft System in Treatment of Descending Aorta Lesions
The goal of this prospective, interventional, multicentre, single-arm performance objective study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of Cratos™ Branch Stent Graft System in treatment of lesions (dissection, IMH and PAU in descending aorta.…
Protective Effect of Sivelestat Against Negative Pulmonary Function and Organ Dysfunction After Cardiovascular Surgery (PANDA VI)
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) are the major causes of death in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, the prevention of SIRS and MODS is of great clinical value, an…
AI-CARE: Artificial Intelligence for Cardiovascular Analysis and Risk Evaluation
This study will test how well an artificial intelligence (AI) software called Aorta AIM measures the size of the aorta (the body's main blood vessel) from CT scans. The aorta can become enlarged over time, which may lead to serious health…
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Rapidlink Device When Used in Patients Undergoing an Open Surgical Procedure to Repair the Aorta
The Goal of this Clinical Study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Rapidlink device in the repair or replacement of the supra-aortic vessels during open surgical repair of aortic disease affecting the thoracic aorta. This s…
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