Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Diseases [electronic resource] /

1. Aortic Dissection -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Definition -- 1.3. Etiology and pathogenesis -- 1.4. Classification -- 1.5. Clinical presentation -- 1.6. Diagnosis -- 1.7. Management of acute aortic dissection -- 1.8. References -- 2. Aortic Aneurysm -- 2.1. Etiology -- 2.2. Pathophysiology -- 2.3. Diagnostic approach -- 2.4. References -- 3. Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Pathogenesis and natural history -- 3.3. Diagnosis -- 3.4. Indications for surgery -- 3.5. Surgical techniques -- 3.6. Results -- 3.7. Endovascular stent-grafting of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm -- 3.8. Endovascular stent-grafting of abdominal aortic aneurysm -- 3.9. Summary -- 3.10. References -- 4. Inherited Disorders of the Aorta -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Single gene disorders -- 4.3. Genetic basis to common aortic diseases -- 4.4. Acknowledgments -- 4.5. References -- 5. Aortic Trauma -- 5.1. Demography and mechanism -- 5.2. Pathology -- 5.3. Clinical presentation -- 5.4. Natural history -- 5.5. Infrequent locations of traumatic aortic lesion -- 5.6. Diagnosis -- 5.7. Acknowledgments -- 5.8. References -- 6. Aortitis -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Etiology and historical perspective to Takayasu’s aortitis -- 6.3. Pathophysiology -- 6.4. Diagnostic procedures -- 6.5. Pathology -- 6.6. Treatment/management -- 6.7. Outcome -- 6.8. Other aortic inflammatory diseases -- 6.9. Conclusion -- 6.10. References -- 7. Etiology and Pathology of the Aortic Arch Malformations -- 7.1. Development of the aortic arch system -- 7.2. Obstructive anomalies of the aortic arch -- 7.3. Other anomalies of the aortic arch -- 7.4. Supravalvular aortic stenosis -- 7.5. Dysplasia of the great arteries [“Maccheroni syndrome”] -- 7.6. Bicuspid aortic valve and aortic dissection -- 7.7. Anatomo-pathologic experience at the University of Padua -- 7.8. References.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Nienaber, Christoph A. editor., Fattori, Rossella. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1999
Subjects:	Medicine., Cardiology., Cardiac surgery., Thoracic surgery., Medicine & Public Health., Cardiac Surgery., Thoracic Surgery.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4828-3
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