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The definite treatment ofaortic disorders goes back to the resection ofisthmic coarctation by Clarence Crafoord in 1944. It took another third of a century until all portionsofthe aortabecameaccessible to highly standardized surgery. This progress, delayed as it was in relation to most other cardiovascular in- terventions, depended on the availability of safe protective methods for the heart and central nervous system, of reliable vascular grafts and atraumatic instruments, novel suture material and tissue adhesives. The development ofadvanced surgical techniques went hand in hand with, and depended upon, the emergence of proper diagnostic tools, starting with aortography andultimately culminating inCT-scanning, transesophageal echo- cardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. These tools now allow for the rational planning and conductofany aortic intervention which may be surgical or, more recently, catheter-guided. Nienaber's and Fattori's new book aptly is addressing both the diagnos- tic procedure as well as the treatment of aortic disease. The authors are well known experts in the fields of advanced diagnostics of aortic pathology, both spearheading a remarkably innovative group of aortic interventionalists as well. On account of their expertise, their chapters are able to answer any question rising in conjunction with these subjects.

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Author:   C.A. Nienaber ,  R. Fattori
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Volume:   212
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.483kg
ISBN:  

9789401060240

ISBN 10:   940106024
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   05 November 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

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 Universityof Padua.- 7.8. References.

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`References are both comprehensive and unusually current. This is an excellent volume to find information about aortic pathology, particularly of the thoracic aorta. It also has a good discussion of modern diagnostic techniques ... will be of most value to cardiologists, interventionalists, and pathologists rather than surgeons.' Journal of Vascular Surgery (March 2000)

'References are both comprehensive and unusually current. This is an excellent volume to find information about aortic pathology, particularly of the thoracic aorta. It also has a good discussion of modern diagnostic techniques ... will be of most value to cardiologists, interventionalists, and pathologists rather than surgeons.' Journal of Vascular Surgery (March 2000)

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