2012
Point‐of‐care Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for the Assessment of Thoracic Aortic Dimensions, Dilation, and Aneurysmal Disease
Taylor RA, Oliva I, Van Tonder R, Elefteriades J, Dziura J, Moore CL. Point‐of‐care Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for the Assessment of Thoracic Aortic Dimensions, Dilation, and Aneurysmal Disease. Academic Emergency Medicine 2012, 19: 244-247. PMID: 22288871, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01279.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic dilationThoracic aortic dimensionsCT angiographyTransthoracic echocardiographyAortic dissectionBland-Altman plotsAortic dimensionsEmergency departmentAortic aneurysmEmergency physiciansCardiac ultrasoundPilot studyNinety-two patientsThoracic aorta pathologyFurther prospective studiesThoracic aortic diameterThoracic aortic pathologyRetrospective pilot studySinus of ValsalvaAcademic emergency departmentCTA measurementsFocused cardiac ultrasoundRetrospective pilot analysisReference standard
2008
Simultaneous sizing and preoperative risk stratification for thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair: Role of gated computed tomography
Schlösser FJ, Mojibian HR, Dardik A, Verhagen HJ, Moll FL, Muhs BE. Simultaneous sizing and preoperative risk stratification for thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair: Role of gated computed tomography. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2008, 48: 561-570. PMID: 18586438, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.04.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortographyBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCoronary AngiographyElectrocardiographyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHeartHeart DiseasesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPredictive Value of TestsRadiology Information SystemsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmThoracic aortic pathologyCoronary artery diseaseAortic pathologyCoronary arteryArtery diseaseRisk stratificationCardiac structurePreoperative cardiac risk stratificationThoracic endovascular aneurysm repairInterventricular septal wall thicknessThoracic aorta pathologyUnderlying cardiac pathologyCoronary artery anomaliesMitral valve calcificationPrognosis of patientsVentricular ejection fractionCardiac risk stratificationPreoperative risk stratificationInitial imaging modalityThoracic aortic diseaseEndovascular aneurysm repairSeptal wall thicknessSimultaneous assessmentArtery anomalies
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