Aortic dissection and related syndromes
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Springer Springer,
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Publisher Address: | New York ; Berlin Dordrecht |
Publication Dates: | 2007. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Developments in cardiovascular medicine ; v. 260 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36001-0 |
Carrier Form: | x, 364 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780387360010 (electronic bk.) 0387360018 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | R732 |
CLC: | R732.2 |
Contents: | Epidemiology of thoracic aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection, intramural hematoma, and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers -- Pathophysiology of acute aortic syndromes -- Aortic dissection: clinical presentation -- Role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic dissection -- CT evaluation of aortic dissection -- Role of MRI in the diagnosis of aortic dissection -- Medical therapy and acute surveillance -- Endovascular therapy in aortic pathology -- Cardiovascular surgery in the initial treatment of aortic dissection and actue aortic syndromes -- Long-term medical therapy in aortic dissection -- Acute aortic syndromes: surveillance with imaging -- Operation for acute aortic dissection in the octogenarian patient -- Genetic disorders associated with aortic dissection -- Aortic intramural hematoma: diagnosis, treatment, and evolution -- Evaluation and management of traumatic aortic lesions -- Future directions of aortic dissection -- Vascular surgical options -- Prevention of aortic dissection. |