Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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Alternative strategies for left subclavian artery revascularization during Zone-2 aortic arch surgeryement
Anno:
2024
Objective Anatomical extension of surgical treatment of thoracic aortic pathologies involving the aortic arch is still controversial. The adoption of distal anastomosis in aortic arch zone-2 (Z2-AAR), in order to facilitate bleeding control, has been widely recommended. In such case the revascularization of left subclavian artery (LSA) may add…
A rare case of Loeys-Dietz syndrome: the importance of diagnosis in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery
Anno:
2024
Background: Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder of connective tissue, characterised by a broad spectrum of craniofacial, vascular (arterial tortuosity and aneurysms) and skeletal clinical signs. Four subtypes have been described, related to mutations in genes encoding for components of the transforming growth factor beta…
Prediction of Acute Aortic Syndromes in Patients with Dilatation of Ascending Aorta: is it the Holy Grail of Contemporary Cardiac Surgery ?
Anno:
2024
Objective Acute aortic syndromes (AAS) represent the most frequent emergency situation in cardiac surgery. Despite improvements in surgical outcomes in recent decades, postoperative mortality in these situations is still significant (5-20%). The study of potential markers able of identifying patients at high-risk for AAS has been widely evaluated for…