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Aneurysm sac size signals need for endoleak intervention
Growing aneurysm sac size signaled need for re-intervention for type IA endoleak from endovascular aneurysm repair
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Hereditary Links to Aortic Aneurysmal Disease
Researchers have established that a genetic predisposition to thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and genetic factors play a prominent role in TAA expression.
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Marfan Syndrome: a Significant Predictor of Recurrent Aortic Dissection
Mass General researchers identified 204 cases of recurrent AD from 3,828 AD cases in the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection. The study was published in the journal Circulation.
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Tricuspid Regurgitation Uncommon After Surgery for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation But Tied to Cardiac Events
After surgery for ischemic mitral regurgitation, progression of unrepaired, nonsevere tricuspid regurgitation is uncommon, but when it occurs it is associated with high rates of clinical events, according to an analysis by Judy Hung, MD, and Philippe Bertrand, MD, PhD, of the Division of Cardiology, and colleagues.
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TAVR Team Continuously Innovating to Treat Aortic Stenosis
Massachusetts General Hospital researcher-clinicians have improved transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to make it available to all patients with aortic stenosis.
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Review: Managing Severe Aortic Stenosis in the COVID-19 Era
In the absence of medical society guidelines, Massachusetts General Hospital cardiologists recommend best practices for managing patients with severe aortic stenosis under the resource constraints imposed by COVID-19.
Aortic Disease Contributors
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Eric Michael Isselbacher, MD
Director, Healthcare Transformation Lab, Co-Director, Mass General Thoracic Aortic Center
Recent Article
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
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Mark E. Lindsay, MD, PhD
Cardiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
New England Journal of Medicine Case Records: A 41-Year-Old Woman with Recurrent Chest Pain
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Mark F. Conrad, MD
Director of Clinical Research, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Assistant Program Director, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Recent Article
Optimal Graft Sizing, Treatment of Endoleaks Improve Survival After TEVAR for Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
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