
ARTICLES ON AORTOPATHIES
Aortic Root Remodeling: Is It Worth It?
Meta-analysis of publications on aortic root surgery preserving the tricuspid aortic valve aimed at identifying factors associated with residual aortic regurgitation and those linked to favorable valve competence outcomes.
Aortic arch repair: open surgery or endovascular?
A multicenter retrospective study including 1052 patients treated across six Japanese centers. This study aimed to evaluate which of the two techniques—conventional surgery or endovascular repair—delivers better outcomes based on patient profiles and anatomical characteristics.
Innovations in the surgical treatment of aortic arch pathology: increasingly endovascular?
A study published by an Austrian group presents the surgical outcomes following the hybrid implantation of a custom-made aortic prosthesis for the treatment of aortic arch pathology during their initial experience at their center.
Reentries after type A dissection repair: the problems grow
A retrospective bicentric study using propensity score matching on over 1000 Japanese patients, analyzing the impact of primary entry tears in the descending thoracic aorta following urgent surgery for type A aortic dissection.
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair: Importance of Annular and Sinotubular Junction Stabilization
A retrospective, multicenter analysis of outcomes in valve repair for aortic insufficiency caused by bicuspid valvulopathy with or without associated aortopathy, with a follow-up period of 10 years.
EACTS/STS 2024 Guidelines for the Aortic Organ: Innovations and Key Points
The consensus guidelines by EACTS and STS, published in 2024, address the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic aortic syndromes, now recognized as the “aortic organ.”
Residual aortic growth after type A dissection repair in bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves: which fares worse?
This paper examines the evolution of the residual aorta post-type A dissection repair, distinguishing patients with bicuspid (BAV) versus tricuspid (TAV) aortic valves.
Is Right Axillary Artery Cannulation Safe in Dissected Right Axillary Arteries in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections?
Observational, single-center, retrospective study analyzing the safety, in terms of hospital mortality and stroke, of cannulation over a dissected right axillary artery.
Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement with Reimplantation vs. Remodeling: A Meta-analysis
This meta-analysis compares reimplantation and remodeling techniques for valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSARR) in patients with a dilated aortic root. It includes data from comparative studies on reimplantation and remodeling techniques for VSARR published up to December 31, 2022.
Aortic Graft Infection: transposition of the greater omentum
This single-center retrospective study examines outcomes with omental transposition in the mediastinum for treating infected aortic grafts.