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Featured
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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Featured
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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Featured
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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Medical Grand Rounds: Peripheral Artery Disease in 2022 and Beyond
Anahita Dua, MD, MSc, MBA, director of the Vascular Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Ido Weinberg, MD, medical director of VasCore, presented on peripheral artery disease.
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Cerebral Embolic Protection Device May Not Reduce Stroke Risk After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Dhaval Kolte, MD, PhD, and Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, and colleagues determined from a nationally representative database that using a cerebral embolic protective device during transcatheter aortic valve implantation was not associated with lower rates of in-hospital stroke, transient ischemic attack or mortality.
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Simultaneous Treatment of Tandem Carotid Artery Lesions Risky for Asymptomatic Patients
Massachusetts General Hospital vascular surgeons found that simultaneous treatment of asymptomatic tandem carotid artery lesions (TCAL) was associated with twice the risk of perioperative stroke/death versus treatment of isolated internal carotid arteries. For symptomatic TCAL, simultaneous treatment did not increase risk.
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
Adverse Neck Anatomy Increases Risk of Late Type 1A Endoleaks
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
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