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Background: the growing experience in minimally invasive techniques, supported by outstanding outcomes and excellent surgical exposure of the entire proximal thoracic aorta via ministernotomy, has motivated surgeons to apply this approach to more challenging procedures such as aortic root and arch treatment. Materials and methods: From September 2016 to April 2024,…

Objective: In recent decades patients referred for cardiac surgery have dramatically changed.Increase in patient's age and in concomitant comorbidities, have led to signifi cant more complexcases. In order to optimize decision making process and postoperative outcomes, the applicationof modern engineering techniques to the medical fi eld is becoming more…

Objectives: prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) frequently entails a periannular extension with invasion and destruction of nearby structures. Thus, surgeons are faced with challenging anatomies that often require complex surgical approaches. Herein, we report the early and midterm outcomes of a high‐risk series of patients with PVE undergoing aortic root…

Background: Untreated acute type A aortic dissection has a bad prognosis. However, mortality rates remain high even for those patients which underwent a surgical procedure, depending on presentation symptoms, age and comorbidities. Adverse events such as neurological attacks and peripheral or visceral malperfusion may complicate these cases. Our aim is to…

Introduction Intervention for aortic arch pathologies continues to struggle with relatively higher mortality, reintervention, and neurologic complications. The Hybrid technique for the treatment of aortic arch aneurism disease was introduced to simplify the procedure and improve the outcome,in patients with a more significant comorbid burden. This study presents our…

Background:  Cannulation site selection for the surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection remains controversial. Several cannulation sites -from femoral to axillary vessels- have been proposed, but each one is associated to the risk of adverse complications. However, in some cases none of them could be an available option…

The rapid expansion of TAVR higlights its effectiveness and acceptance as a viable treatment option for severe aortic valve disease. Understanding the evolving indications of TAVR is crucial for optimizing patient selection and ensuring appropriate utilization. Despite TAVR has a well-established record of excellent outcomes, cardiovascular events and complications remain…

Case Report A 72-year-old male patient presented with chest pain. His medical history included COPD, atrial fibrillation, hypertension,  NIDDM, and prior CABG. Clinical Findings CT angiography revealed a large pseudoaneurysm at the origin of the brachiocephalic artery involving the distal ascending aorta and the proximal segment of the aortic…