The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
30773384
OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to examine the role of the provisional extension to induce complete attachment (PETTICOAT) aortic dissection repair technique with bare metal stents (BMSs) in abdominal remodeling of residual DeBakey type I aortic dissec...
[Hokkaido igaku zasshi] The Hokkaido journal of medical science
27416712
The Hokkaido Medical Society is a group of doctors and medical researchers in Hokkaido. Its purpose is to contribute to medicine and to the improvement of medical treatment. This symposium was carried out in order to inform citizens about the conditi...
Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
9549569
We describe a case of a middle-aged Caucasian pilot who presented to us with a painless left Horner's syndrome due to a focal dissection of the infra-petrous portion of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery. He did not suffer symptoms of cerebral i...
A 46-year-old male co-pilot of China Airlines developed shortness of breath during landing on a flight from Tokyo to Taipei on May 17, 1994. He was found dead shortly after landing. He was well and had passed his semi-annual health examination with n...
Aortic dissection is one of the most clinical-challenging and life-threatening cardiovascular diseases associated with high morbidity and mortality. Aortic dissection requires fast diagnosis and timely therapy. Any delay or misdiagnosis can cause sev...