Great illustrations in cardiology : Collaterals in coarctation of aorta
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Tue 07 Apr 2009 11:47pm
A perfect illustration to understand
What will happen if the aorta is obstructed at the level of isthumus ?
One of the great illustrations I have come across
Courtesy
Dr.Jesse Edwards (Fowler’s Text book of cardiology )
To Download a PDF version and Zoom into the Aorta as deep as you would like !
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Your enlarged aorta
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Dr. William D.Posted
Fri 27 Aug 2010 8:19am1 Commentaortas should be monitored yearly. Surgical replacement should proceed when the aorta reaches a diameter of 5.5 cm."
This is because an aortic diameter of 5.5 cm is associated... opening the chest and usually replacing the aortic valve and inserting a synthetic aorta. The procedure is high-risk, especially if any branch arteries are involved.
So putting
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Amato’s classification of co-arctation of aorta
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Tue 13 Jul 2010 2:18am
Coarctation of aorta continues to be an important acyanotic heart disease . Now , early recognition and intervention is possible with the availability... , for cardiology fellows to classify co-arctation of aorta .This , in spite of the fact, we have a meticulous classification suggested by Amato , way back in 1991 published in Annals
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Pump Placed in Aorta Doesn't Improve Angioplasty Outcomes
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Medline PlusPosted
Tue 24 Aug 2010 1:00pm
. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who chose to have a special pump placed in their heart's aorta before undergoing procedures to open blocked arteries didn't have improved... flow) or arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) during the procedure.
In these high-risk cases, an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is an option. The pump is connected to a balloon
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Systemic sclerosis and aortic valve stenosis: therapeutic implications in two cases of aortic valve replacement.
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JanPosted
Wed 10 Nov 2010 6:41pm
sclerosis. We describe herein two cases of valve replacement because of aortic stenosis.
New Insights into Degenerative Aortic Valve Stenosis
Risk factors for aortic valve... years have extensive aortic valve sclerosis, while as many as 10% of individuals in this age range have AVS.
In the past, AVS was considered a passive, degenerative process
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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Stroke
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Dr. Steve MurphyPosted
Tue 12 May 2009 3:48pm
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Cardiovascular manifestations offamilialthoracic aortic aneurysms and aortic dissections (TAAD) include: (1) dilatation of the aorta at the level of either the ascending aorta... findings.Affectedindividuals typically have progressive enlargement of the ascending aorta leading to either aortic dissection involving the ascending aorta (type A dissection) or consequent tear
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When do you diagnose Aortic hypoplasia ?
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Tue 13 Jul 2010 1:17am
, in left-sided embryonic flow defects like , co- arctation of aorta, interrupted aortic arch, shone’s complex etc .
The hypoplasia is thought to be due to two mechnaisms
1. Low....
Hypoplasia is diagnosed when ,
Isthmus is , < 40 % of diameter of ascending aorta
Proximal transverse arch is , < 60 % diameter of ascending aorta
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Hospital Uses Gore Tag Implant To Treat Traumatic Aortic Injury – Interventional Endovascular Surgery
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Medical QuackPosted
Mon 15 Feb 2010 10:05pm
This is part of a clinical trial for Aortic damage in the heart. As the article statesif someone has been in an auto accident their aorta may be torn and damaged and now... of the aortic wall and the aorta is at greatest risk in front or side impacts. Most blunt aortic injuries occur in the proximal thoracic aortaalthough any portion of the aorta is at risk
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One more cause for dynamic LVOT obstruction : Abnormal Aortic angle ?
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Tue 22 Feb 2011 10:57pm
of aorta /IVS alignment .
Abnormal aortic angle with that of IVS may make the IVS appear sigmoid.
If patients with abnormally angled aorta develop hypertension ASH...
Inter-ventricular septum is generally in parallel alignment with Anterior aspect of root of aorta.
Have a look at this echo form a 65year old man
Note the classical
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The Aortic dissection : What you wanted to know about true and false lumen !
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Tue 24 Mar 2009 3:58pm
it is highly variable.In the aortic root the size of the true lumen is usually large and when it reach the descending aorta as in type3 the whole thing could be reversed.
The enigma of these lumonomics, is that some of the native branches of aorta , would either be, subtended by false or true lumen. This is a real tricky issue for the surgeons . If a aortic vessel branch
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