[PDF] Top 20 Left ventricular geometric patterns in patients with type A aortic dissection

... MAA diameter and echocardiographic parameters are presented in Table 2. The mean MAA diameter of the 50 patients who underwent preoperative echocardiog- raphy was 52.9 ± 8.5 mm. Linear regression analysis revealed ... See full document

... of aortic dissection into acute (< 14 days), sub-acute (15–90 days), and chronic (> 90 days) ...All patients were treated initially with medical manage- ment and followed up according to the ... See full document

... all patients were transported to the hospital ur- gently, as acute aortic dissection is a ...for patients with known AKI, but preventing AKI is ...of aortic dissection, ... See full document

... of Aortic Dissection Anatomically, acute thoracic AoD can be classified according to either the origin of the intimal tear or whether the dissection involves the ascending aorta (regardless of the ... See full document

... CTD patients, higher rates of redo surgery were reported than in non- CTD patients [22, ...CTD patients. In par- ticular, the rate of descending aortic repairs was signifi- cantly higher, ... See full document

... 13 patients (12 men and 1 women) with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection involving the aortic arch, they underwent extensive primary repair of the thoracic aorta by means of ... See full document

... of aortic dissection include dissection and occlusion of branch vessels, distal thromboembolism, aneurismal dilatation and aortic ...rupture. Type A dissection may also result in ... See full document

... of aortic dissection should be 15–20% to provide sufficient radial force to reduce the incidence of postoperative complications such as aneurysm neck dilata- tion, type I endoleak, and device ... See full document

... Acute type B dissection is a life threatening condition that is associated with a very high mortality rate ...acute type B dissection can be a challenging job because aortic ... See full document

... treating aortic dissection involving the aortic ...60 patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection involving the aortic root were assigned to receive ... See full document

... included patients were verified and medical history ...meters. Patients with BMI ≥ 25 were classified as overweight and BMI ≥ 30 was defined as ...obesity. Patients were asked to bring home blood ... See full document

... Patients were verified after fulfilling inclusion criteria and ruled out for presence of exclusion criteria. all patients and their relatives were informed about the study in their vernacular language. ... See full document

... The limitations of the present study include those inherent to the TI,[3] such as the lack of ability of TI to distinguish between grades of severity of diastolic dys- function, its partial dependence on preload, and ... See full document

... in patients with severe shock, especially in the case of ARDS [12, ...in patients with high blood flow ...in patients with concomitant acute circulatory and respiratory failure as they help ... See full document

... The left ventricular systolic func- tion measurement was based on the Teichoiz method while diastolic function was based on the Doppler recording of left ventricular filling ...of left ... See full document

... Forty-three patients with COPD have been recently studied with 6- and 64-detector row CT scanners (Siemens Medi- cal Solutions, Forchheim, Germany). All whole-lung CT scans were acquired during one deep ... See full document

... for patients with and without PAD, CKD, and history of ...between patients with and without these risk ...in patients with a history of CAD between 36 and 48 months after stress MPI (Table ...for ... See full document

... risk patients who underwent transcatheter AVR low flow (LV stroke volume index < 35 ml/m 2 ) was an independent predictor of cumulative all-cause and cardiovascular mortality ...of Aortic Transcatheter ... See full document

... Alsaddique’s total leaflet preservation technique had two major drawbacks. One, the preserved tissue was extensive because it was restored to the annulus after the leaflet was cut from the centre and trimmed properly, ... See full document

... ratio (LA/AO); center, left ventricular end-diastolic di- mension/aortic root dimension ratio (LV/AO); and bot- tom, left ventricular preejection period/left ventricular ejection time ra[r] ... See full document