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Hoshina H, Takei H. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor-associated aortitis in cancer: A systematic literature review. Cancer Treat Res Commun 2021; 29:100454. [PMID: 34530312 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2021.100454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aortitis following granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration has been reported in 0.3-0.47% of cases. To evaluate the characteristics of G-CSF-associated aortitis, we systematically reviewed the literature. METHODS We searched PubMed and found 49 cases of G-CSF-associated aortitis and cancer comorbidities and analyzed their characteristics and treatments. RESULTS Since 2004, cases of G-CSF-associated aortitis have been increasing, particularly in Asia (75.5%). The mean age was 60.1 years; 79.6% of patients were 50 years and older; and most patients were females (91.8%). All patients underwent chemotherapy (taxane, 51.0%). The most frequent symptom was fever, which occurred within 10 days (61.2%) of G-CSF administration, similar to that in febrile neutropenia. The period to remission was within 14 days in 44.9% of cases. Steroids were administered to 59.2% of patients; however, treatment efficacy was not significant. No patients died. CONCLUSIONS High levels of inflammatory cytokines might induce aortitis; however, further studies are warranted.
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- Hideko Hoshina
- Department of Breast Surgery, Kikuna Memorial Hospital, 4-4-27 Kikuna, Kouhoku, Yokohama 222-0011, Kanagawa, Japan; Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
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- Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
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Akebo H, Sada R, Matsushita S, Ishimaru H, Minoda S, Miyake H, Tsugihashi Y, Hatta K. Lupus Aortitis Successfully Treated with Moderate-dose Glucocorticoids: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Intern Med 2020; 59:2789-2795. [PMID: 32641654 PMCID: PMC7691017 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.4964-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Lupus aortitis is a rare and potentially life-threatening disorder. Previous studies have reported the utility of high-dose systemic glucocorticoids or surgery as the treatment, although there have been no related controlled trials. We herein report a 49-year-old woman with a 35-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus who was diagnosed with aortitis. Her symptoms and laboratory and imaging abnormalities rapidly resolved upon the administration of moderate-dose glucocorticoids. We subsequently performed a literature review of similar cases to identify the appropriate treatment and discuss these cases. A study of further cases will be needed to identify the characteristics of patients who would benefit from moderate-dose glucocorticoid therapy.
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- Hiroyuki Akebo
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Tenri Hospital, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Tenri Hospital, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Tenri Hospital, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Tenri Hospital, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Tenri Hospital, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Tenri Hospital, Japan
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Journeau L, de la Chapelle M, Guimard T, Ferfar Y, Saadoun D, Mahé I, Castier Y, Montravers P, Lescure X, Van Gysel D, Asseray N, Lascarrou JB, Ngohou C, Vandamme YM, Connault J, de Cepoy PD, Brochard J, Goueffic Y, Pistorius MA, Boutoille D, Espitia O. A strobe multicenter descriptive study of 55 infectious aortitis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e22422. [PMID: 33019420 PMCID: PMC7535642 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000022422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Infectious aortitis (IA) is a rare and severe disease. The treatment classically associates open surgery with prolonged antibiotic therapy. This study aimed to describe clinical characteristics, medical and surgical supports in a large and current series of IA.We conducted a retrospective multicenter study of native aorta IA, between 2000 and 2019. Inclusion criteria were the presence of a microorganism on blood culture, aortic sample or any other validated technique and structural anomaly in imaging.We included 55 patients (85% men), with a median age of 65. Microbiology data substantially differed from previous studies with 12 Gram-negative rods IA, of which only 3 due to Salmonella spp., 24 Gram-positive cocci IA of which 12 Streptococcus spp., and 18 IA due to intracellular growth and/or fastidious microorganisms, of which 8 Coxiella burnetii, 3 Treponema pallidum, and 5 tuberculosis suspicious cases. Fifteen patients (27%) presented with thoracic IA, 31 (56%) with abdominal IA, and 9 (16%) with thoraco-abdominal IA. Eight patients had no surgery, 41 underwent open surgery, only 4 endovascular aneurysm repair, and 2 a combination of these 2 techniques. Nine patients died before 1-month follow-up. There was no difference in the mortality rate between the different types of germ or localization of IA.The variety of germs involved in IA increases. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan is a very useful tool for diagnosis. Surgery is still mainly done in open approach and a prospective multicenter study seems necessary to better determine the place of endovascular aneurysm repair versus open surgery.
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- Louis Journeau
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Louis Mourier (AP-HP), Colombes
- Department of Internal Medicine, CHD René Dubos, Pontoise
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, INSERM, UMR_S 959, CNRS, FRE3632, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, INSERM, UMR_S 959, CNRS, FRE3632, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Louis Mourier (AP-HP), Colombes
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Bichat – Claude Bernard (AP-HP), Paris
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- Department of Medical Information, Hôpital Louis Mourier (AP-HP), Colombes
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Saint-Nazaire Hospital, Saint-Nazaire
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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Zhou Z, Peters AM, Wang S, Janda A, Chen J, Zhou P, Arthur E, Kwartler CS, Milewicz DM. Reversal of Aortic Enlargement Induced by Increased Biomechanical Forces Requires AT1R Inhibition in Conjunction With AT2R Activation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2019; 39:459-466. [PMID: 30602301 PMCID: PMC6400319 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.118.312158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Objective- Pharmacological inhibition of the AT1R (angiotensin II type 1 receptor) with losartan can attenuate ascending aortic remodeling induced by transverse aortic constriction (TAC). In this study, we investigated the role of the AT2R (angiotensin II type 2 receptor) and MasR (Mas receptor) in TAC-induced ascending aortic dilation and remodeling. Approach and Results- Wild-type C57BL/6J mice were subjected to sham or TAC surgeries in the presence and absence of various drugs. Aortic diameters were assessed by echocardiography, central blood pressure was measured in the ascending aorta 2 weeks post-operation, and histology and gene expression analyses completed. An angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril, decreased systolic blood pressure to the same level as losartan but did not attenuate aortic dilation, adventitial inflammation, medial collagen deposition, elastin breakage, or Mmp9 (matrix metalloproteinase-9) expression when compared with TAC mice. In contrast, co-administration of captopril with an AT2R agonist, compound 21, attenuated aortic dilation, medial collagen content, elastin breaks, and Mmp9 expression, whereas co-administration of captopril with a MasR agonist (AVE0991) did not reverse aortic dilation and led to aberrant aortic remodeling. An AT2R antagonist, PD123319, reversed the protective effects of losartan in TAC mice. Treatment with compound 21 alone showed no effect on TAC-induced aortic enlargement, blood pressure, elastin breakage, or Mmp9 expression. Conclusions- Our data indicate that when AT1R signaling is blocked, AT2R activation is a key modulator to prevent aortic dilation that occurs with TAC. These data suggest that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor may not be as effective as losartan for slowing aneurysm growth because losartan requires intact AT2R signaling to prevent aortic enlargement.
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- Zhen Zhou
- From the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Z.Z., A.M.P., S.W., A.J., J.C., P.Z., E.A., C.S.K., D.M.M.)
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China (Z.Z.)
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- From the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Z.Z., A.M.P., S.W., A.J., J.C., P.Z., E.A., C.S.K., D.M.M.)
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- From the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Z.Z., A.M.P., S.W., A.J., J.C., P.Z., E.A., C.S.K., D.M.M.)
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- From the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Z.Z., A.M.P., S.W., A.J., J.C., P.Z., E.A., C.S.K., D.M.M.)
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- From the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Z.Z., A.M.P., S.W., A.J., J.C., P.Z., E.A., C.S.K., D.M.M.)
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- From the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Z.Z., A.M.P., S.W., A.J., J.C., P.Z., E.A., C.S.K., D.M.M.)
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- From the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Z.Z., A.M.P., S.W., A.J., J.C., P.Z., E.A., C.S.K., D.M.M.)
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- From the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Z.Z., A.M.P., S.W., A.J., J.C., P.Z., E.A., C.S.K., D.M.M.)
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- From the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Z.Z., A.M.P., S.W., A.J., J.C., P.Z., E.A., C.S.K., D.M.M.)
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Inflammation affects the aortic wall through complex pathways that alter its biomechanical structure and cellular composition. Inflammatory processes that predominantly affect the intima cause occlusive disease whereas medial inflammation and degeneration cause aneurysm formation. Aortic inflammatory pathways share common metabolic features that can be localized by smart contrast agents and radiolabelled positron emission tomography (PET) tracers. 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) is a non-specific marker of metabolism and has been widely used to study aortic inflammation in various diseased aortic states. Although useful in detecting disease, 18F-FDG has yet to demonstrate a reliable link between vessel wall disease and clinical progression. 18F-Sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) is a promising biological tracer that detects microcalcification related to active disease and cellular necrosis within the vessel wall. 18F-NaF shows a high affinity to bind to diseased arterial tissue irrespective of the underlying inflammatory process. In abdominal aortic aneurysms, 18F-NaF PET/CT predicts increased rates of growth and important clinical end-points, such as rupture or the requirement for repair. Much work remains to be done to bridge the gap between detecting aortic inflammation in at-risk individuals and predicting adverse clinical events. Novel radiotracers may hold the key to improve our understanding of vessel wall biology and how this relates to patients. Combined with established clinical and morphological assessment techniques, PET imaging promises to improve disease detection and clinical risk stratification.
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- Maaz B J Syed
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
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Ashida S, Hirate Y, Yano D, Yamada S, Kuwabara F. [Fifteen-year Follow-up of a Patient with Aortitis, Treated by Sino-tubular Junction Plication Using a Prosthetic Tube Graft for Aortic Regurgitation;Report of a Case]. Kyobu Geka 2017; 70:867-870. [PMID: 28894062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A 43-year-old woman was diagnosed with aortitis associated with mild aortic regurgitation (AR) at the age of 25, which advanced to a severe grade requiring surgical treatment at age 28. Dilation of the sinotubular junction (STJ) was treated with ascending aortic replacement (Hemashield Gold 24 mm), which reduced AR from severe to mild. The patient conceived 9 years later and delivered a baby by cesarean section at 38 weeks of gestation. By appropriate control of inflammation with steroid, neither deterioration of the aortic valve nor cardiac function has been noted during the 15 years of follow-up after surgery.
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- Shinichi Ashida
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Bier G, Kurucay M, Henes J, Xenitidis T, Preibsch H, Nikolaou K, Horger M. Monitoring Disease Activity in Patients with Aortitis and Chronic Periaortitis Undergoing Immunosuppressive Therapy by Perfusion CT. Acad Radiol 2017; 24:470-477. [PMID: 27955964 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the role of perfusion CT for monitoring inflammatory activity in patients with aortitis and chronic periaortitis undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventeen symptomatic patients (median age 68.5 years) who underwent perfusion-based computed tomography (CT) monitoring after diagnostic contrast-enhanced CT were retrospectively included in this study. Blood flow (BF), blood volume (BV), volume transfer constant (k-trans), time to peak, and mean transit time were determined by setting circular regions of interest in prominently thickened parts of the vessel wall or perfused surrounding tissue at sites where the perfusion CT color maps showed a maximum BF value. Differences in CT perfusion and, morphological parameters, C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were tested for significance during therapy. RESULTS In all patients BF and BV dropped at second perfusion CT (P < 0.05). In aortitis patients, CRP dropped from 3.86 ± 5.31 mg/dL to 0.9 ± 1.37 mg/dL and in periaortitis patients from 1.78 ± 2.25 mg/dL to 0.79 ± 1.55 mg/dL, whereas ESR dropped from 45.71 ± 37.59 seconds to 8.57 ± 3.1 seconds and 36.78 ± 34.67 seconds to 17.22 ± 21.82 seconds in aortitis and in periaortitis, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The course of perfusion CT parameters in aortitis and chronic periaortitis undergoing immunosuppressive therapy dropped at different extent after therapy.
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- Georg Bier
- Department of Neuroradiology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, Tübingen 72076, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Alonso Salinas GL, Fernandez Santos S, Pinilla Pagnon I, Miguelena Hycka J, Pecharromán I, Sanmartín Fernández M, Pascual Izco M, Jimenez-Nacher JJ, Fernandez-Golfin C, Zamorano JL. Aortitis With Associated Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: Role of Cardiac Computed Tomography. Can J Cardiol 2016; 32:1574.e5-1574.e7. [PMID: 27378590 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We report on a 49-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with progressive angina. Echocardiography displayed severe aortic regurgitation and aortic valve thickening. The suspected diagnosis was acute aortic syndrome. Cardiac computed tomography showed circumferential thickening of the aortic wall and left main coronary artery ostial stenosis. Histologic examination showed diffuse aortic inflammation. No damage of any other organ or vascular structure was reported, and the final diagnosis was nonspecific aortitis. Differential diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic strategies are discussed.
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Bakhritdinov FS, Suyumov AS. [Surgical treatment of a female patient with type III nonspecific aortoarteritis]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2016; 22:145-151. [PMID: 27336347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Described herein is a case report of a severe lesion of the arterial system in non-specific aortoarteritis: lesion of the aortic arch branches, thoracoabdominal segment of the aorta, abdominal aorta, visceral and renal arteries, thus underlining a multiple nature of the lesion of the aorta and its branches in the pathology concerned. Diagnosis of lesions of the aorta and its branches was made by means of multispiral computed tomography (MSCT), being the most informative method of examination in this cohort of patients, making it possible to accurately diagnose both the degree of the lesion and its extension, to choose an optimal surgical policy, to carry out dynamic follow up of the condition of the reconstructed arterial segments.
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- F Sh Bakhritdinov
- Republican Specialized Centre of Surgery named after Academician V. Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- Republican Specialized Centre of Surgery named after Academician V. Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Joseph P, Ishai A, MacNabb M, Abdelbaky A, Lavender ZR, Ruskin J, Nahrendorf M, Tawakol A. Atrial fibrillation is associated with hematopoietic tissue activation and arterial inflammation. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015; 32:113-9. [PMID: 26411879 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-015-0766-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Inflammation is associated with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). Activity in hematopoietic tissues, which produce inflammatory leukocytes, is closely related to systemic inflammation, arterial inflammation and cardiovascular events, but its relationship to AF is unknown. Using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, we examined the relationships between AF, splenic metabolic activity and vascular inflammation. We conducted a cross sectional study of 70 participants: 35 with AF, who were matched (by age, sex and history of active cancer) to 35 controls without AF. Splenic metabolic activity and vascular aortic inflammation were measured by the mean FDG maximum standard uptake values (SUV Max) by PET. We examined (1) the association between AF and splenic activity, and (2) AF and aortic inflammation. The mean age of the population was 68.13 (standard deviation (SD) 8.98) years and 46 (65 %) participants were male. Splenic activity was higher in AF participants [2.31 (SD 0.45) vs. 2.07 (SD 0.37), p = 0.024], and remained significant after adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates. Aortic inflammation was also higher in AF participants [2.22 (SD 0.44) vs. 1.91 (SD 0.44), p = 0.004], and remained significant on multivariable analysis. Aortic inflammation and splenic activity were highly correlated (Pearson R = 0.61, p < 0.001). Atrial fibrillation is associated with higher hematopoietic tissue activation and arterial inflammation. Further studies are needed to clarify the mechanisms by which this cardio-splenic axis is implicated in AF.
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- Philip Joseph
- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiac Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Suite 400-165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiac Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Suite 400-165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiac Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Suite 400-165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiac Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Suite 400-165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiac Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Suite 400-165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiac Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Suite 400-165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiac Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Suite 400-165 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
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Bakhritdinov FS, Suyumov AS. [Surgical treatment of a female patient with non-specific aortoarteritis]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2015; 21:183-191. [PMID: 26035582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Presented herein is a case report of successful surgical treatment of a female patient with non-specific aortoarteritis. In 2004 she was endured single-stage simultaneous autovenous ileorenal prosthetic repair on the right and autovenous aortorenal prosthetic reconstruction on the left for critical stenosis of the left renal artery and occlusion of the right one. In 2007 she underwent balloon dilatation of the aorta for abdominal aortic stenosis with a good favourable therapeutic outcome. In 2013 due to lesions of the aortic arch branches she was subjected to endarterectomy from the common carotid artery on the left, autovenous carotid-subclavian shunting on the right with a favourable outcome. Presented herein are the results of check-up multislice CT-angiography (MSCT) 9 years after operation on renal arteries. Multislice CT-angiography and duplex scanning of aortic arch branches made it possible to choose an optimal surgical policy in this woman. Simultaneous endarterectomy from the common carotid artery on the left with autovenous carotid-subclavian shunting on the right in a patient with non-specific aortoarteritis was used by us for the first time. This operation made it possible to restore patency of the carotid artery and to use it as a donor artery for carotid-subclavian shunting in order to eliminate vertebral subclavian steal syndrome.
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- F Sh Bakhritdinov
- Republican Specialized Surgical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan
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- Republican Specialized Surgical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan
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Talarico R, Boiardi L, Pipitone N, d'Ascanio A, Stagnaro C, Ferrari C, Elefante E, Salvarani C, Bombardieri S. Isolated aortitis versus giant cell arteritis: are they really two sides of the same coin? Clin Exp Rheumatol 2014; 32:S55-S58. [PMID: 24854374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to compare epidemiological data, clinical findings and results of investigations in patients with isolated aortitis and those with giant cell arteritis (GCA) to establish whether patients with isolated aortitis differ from those with GCA. METHODS We reviewed the medical notes of all patients consecutively seen in two Rheumatology centres in the last two decades with a suspicion of GCA, searching for cases characterised by abnormal [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET uptake of the aorta. 'Isolated aortitis' was defined as increased FDG uptake in the aorta not explained by atherosclerosis in the absence of FDG uptake in other large vessels. RESULTS Comparing the epidemiological and clinical data of patients with isolated arteritis with those with GCA, we observed many statistical significant differences. First of all, the male/female ratio was reversed, with a predominant male involvement in isolated arteritis. Moreover, the mean age of patients with isolated arteritis was significantly lower than that of GCA patients (62 vs. 78.4 yrs; p<0.0001). None of the patients with isolated aortitis presented at any time of the disease course the typical symptoms of GCA, while in a low percentage of cases constitutional symptoms represented the only clinical features. Beside the aortic arch, the sites more frequent involved were the thoracic and abdominal tracts, in all cases without an uptake of the aortic branches. CONCLUSIONS It is not known whether our patients with isolated aortitis represent variants of GCA or TA, nor is it known how they will evolve, but we can certainly conclude that these patients have a different epidemiologic and clinical profile, and do not necessarily represent two sides of the same coin.
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- Rosaria Talarico
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Aller MA, Heras NDL, Nava MP, Regadera J, Arias J, Lahera V. Splanchnic-aortic inflammatory axis in experimental portal hypertension. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:7992-7999. [PMID: 24307792 PMCID: PMC3848146 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.7992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Splanchnic and systemic low-grade inflammation has been proposed to be a consequence of long-term prehepatic portal hypertension. This experimental model causes minimal alternations in the liver, thus making a more selective study possible for the pathological changes characteristic of prehepatic portal hypertension. Low-grade splanchnic inflammation after long-term triple partial portal vein ligation could be associated with liver steatosis and portal hypertensive intestinal vasculopathy. In fact, we have previously shown that prehepatic portal hypertension in the rat induces liver steatosis and changes in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism similar to those produced in chronic inflammatory conditions described in metabolic syndrome in humans. Dysbiosis and bacterial translocation in this experimental model suggest the existence of a portal hypertensive intestinal microbiome implicated in both the splanchnic and systemic alterations related to prehepatic portal hypertension. Among the systemic impairments, aortopathy characterized by oxidative stress, increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines and profibrogenic mediators stand out. In this experimental model of long-term triple portal vein ligated-rats, the abdominal aortic proinflammatory response could be attributed to oxidative stress. Thus, the increased aortic reduced-nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate [NAD(P)H] oxidase activity could be associated with reactive oxygen species production and promote aortic inflammation. Also, oxidative stress mediated by NAD(P)H oxidase has been associated with risk factors for inflammation and atherosclerosis. The splanchnic and systemic pathology that is produced in the long term after triple partial portal vein ligation in the rat reinforces the validity of this experimental model to study the chronic low-grade inflammatory response induced by prehepatic portal hypertension.
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Noh JS, Choi YH, Song YO. Beneficial effects of the active principle component of Korean cabbage kimchi via increasing nitric oxide production and suppressing inflammation in the aorta of apoE knockout mice. Br J Nutr 2013; 109:17-24. [PMID: 22715945 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114512000633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The present study investigated the effects of 3'-(4'-hydroxyl-3',5'-dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acid (HDMPPA), the active principle compound of kimchi, on vascular damage in the experimental atherosclerotic animal. HDMPPA was administrated by an intraperitoneal injection of 10 mg/kg per d for 8 weeks to apoE knockout (KO) mice with an atherogenic diet containing 1 % cholesterol, and its effects were compared with vehicle-treated control mice. HDMPPA increased NO content in the aorta, accompanied by a decrease in reactive oxygen species (ROS) concentration. Furthermore, in the HDMPPA-treated group, aortic endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) expression was up-regulated compared with the control group. These results suggested that HDMPPA could maintain NO bioavailability through an increasing eNOS expression and preventing NO degradation by ROS. Furthermore, HDMPPA treatment in apoE KO mice inhibited eNOS uncoupling through an increase in vascular tetrahydrobiopterin content and a decrease in serum asymmetric dimethylarginine levels. Moreover, HDMPPA ameliorates inflammatory-related protein expression in the aorta of apoE KO mice. Therefore, the present study suggests that HDMPPA, the active compound of kimchi, a Korean functional food, may exert its vascular protective effect through the preservation of NO bioavailability and suppression of the inflammatory response.
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- Jeong Sook Noh
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kimchi Research Institute, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea
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Tanashchuk EL, Smitienko IO, Baĭkova TA. [Aortoarteritis in HBV-associated liver cirrhosis: diagnostics, therapeutic strategy, and prognosis]. Klin Med (Mosk) 2013; 91:68-72. [PMID: 24417072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A case of decompensated liver cirrhosis in a women with a long silent period of HBV infection is presented. The first manifestation was generalized vasculitis involving small and medium-size vessels and elastic-type arteries with the development of aortoarteritis. Proper interpretation of manifestations of viral liver cirrhosis allowed for immunosuppressive treatment in combination with effective antiviral drugs. As a result, aviremia, regression of vasculitis and portal hypertension along with considerable improvement of the prognosis were achieved.
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Vachev AN, Sukhorukov VV, Frolova EV. [Surgical management of a hypertensive young adult suffering from nonspecific aortoarteritis accompanied by renal arterial lesions]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2011; 17:148-151. [PMID: 22616244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Presented herein is a successful outcome of stagewise surgical management of a young adult suffering from nonspecific aortoarteritis accompanied renal artery lesions. The patient was subjected to a stagewise intervention consisting of stenting of the renal arteries and an open operation, i.e. bilateral aortorenal bypass grafting performed with the synthetic stent B-Braun.
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Rossi P, Serratrice J, Boussuges A, Gole Y, Demoux AL, Weiller PJ, Granel B, Frances Y. Preserved aortic stiffness in Erdheim Chester's coated aorta: a first report. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010; 28:594. [PMID: 20810041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Accepted: 02/16/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Garofalo D, Dawes M. A case of pneumococcal aortitis presenting with back pain. N Z Med J 2008; 121:83-86. [PMID: 18797488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- Daniel Garofalo
- Department of Medicine, Auckland University, Level 12 Support Building, Auckland City Hospital, Park Rd, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Heather L Gornik
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Tsioufis C, Dimitriadis K, Selima M, Thomopoulos C, Mihas C, Skiadas I, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C, Kallikazaros I. Low-grade inflammation and hypoadiponectinaemia have an additive detrimental effect on aortic stiffness in essential hypertensive patients. Eur Heart J 2007; 28:1162-9. [PMID: 17446227 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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AIMS In this study, we investigated the combined effect of increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-C-reactive protein) and hypoadiponectinaemia on aortic stiffness in essential hypertensive subjects. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 267 untreated patients with stage I-II essential hypertension underwent ambulatory BP and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (c-f PWV) evaluation. The distributions of hs-C-reactive protein and adiponectin were split by the median (1.3 mg/L and 7.8 microg/mL, respectively) and accordingly subjects were stratified into those with high and low values. Patients with high (n = 134) compared with those with low hs-C-reactive protein (n = 133) values exhibited greater c-f PWV levels (by 0.8 m/s, P < 0.0001), whereas patients with low (n = 133) compared with those with high (n = 134) adiponectin levels had higher c-f PWV (by 0.9 m/s, P < 0.0001). Stepwise regression analysis revealed that age, 24 h systolic BP, hs-C-reactive protein and adiponectin were independent predictors of arterial stiffness. In patients with low hs-C-reactive protein, hypoadiponectinaemia (n = 46) compared with high adiponectin (n = 87) was accompanied by increased c-f PWV (by 0.8 m/s, P < 0.0001). Similarly in patients with high hs-C-reactive protein, hypoadiponectinaemia (n = 84) compared with high adiponectin (n = 50) was related to heightened c-f PWV (by 0.7 m/s, P = 0.008). CONCLUSION In essential hypertension, pronounced low-grade inflammation in conjunction with hypoadiponectinaemia exerts an additive detrimental effect on aortic stiffness, accelerating the vascular ageing process.
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- Costas Tsioufis
- Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Prasad N, Gulati S, Gupta RK, Sharma K, Gulati K, Sharma RK, Gupta A. Spectrum of radiological changes in hypertensive children with reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy. Br J Radiol 2007; 80:422-9. [PMID: 17392398 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/81758556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We prospectively studied 19 children with severe hypertension to evaluate the spectrum of radiological changes, severity and reversibility of this entity. All of them were subjected to clinical and biochemical evaluation, followed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Headache was seen in 17 children, 13 had confusion and drowsiness, 12 had nausea and vomiting, 10 patients had visual disturbances, seizure and dyspnoea. Only two had focal neurological deficit (one with right facial palsy and another with right lateral rectus palsy). Of these 19 children, 15 patients had hypertensive retinopathy and four had normal fundi. The positive MRI findings in 17/19 patients were: bilateral leukoencephalopathic changes in occipitoparietal region (9/17), diffuse white/grey matter lesion (3/17) patients, brain stem hyperintensity (2/17) and haemorrhagic lesions (3/17). On MRA, 12/19 patients had attenuation of cerebral arteries of different degree. On follow up, MRI findings resolved in all except three patients. All patients had normal MRA on follow up, except one with persistent minimal attenuation of middle cerebral artery and another had spasm in anterior, middle and posterior cerebral arteries. The intracranial abnormalities in these patients with severe hypertension were reversible in many of the cases after control of blood pressure was achieved. We therefore conclude that severe hypertension may lead to leuoencephalopathy, which had a wide radiological spectrum. A better understanding of this complex syndrome may obviate unnecessary investigations and allow management of associated problems in prompt and appropriate ways.
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- N Prasad
- Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Chenevard R, Bechir M, Hurlimann D, Ruschitzka F, Turina J, Luscher TF, Noll G. Persistent endothelial dysfunction in calcified aortic stenosis beyond valve replacement surgery. Heart 2006; 92:1862-3. [PMID: 17105893 PMCID: PMC1861314 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.087437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Revest M, Decaux O, Cazalets C, Verohye JP, Jégo P, Grosbois B. [Thoracic infectious aortitis: microbiology, pathophysiology and treatment]. Rev Med Interne 2006; 28:108-15. [PMID: 16979269 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2006] [Revised: 08/06/2006] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thoracic infectious aortitis are currently rare. They are always lethal without any treatment. The microorganisms involved are numerous with particular pathophysiological characteristics for each bacterium. Treatment is difficult and must associate medical and surgical care. RECENT FINDINGS Bacterial epidemiology of infectious aortitis has been profoundly modified with the large use of antibiotics. Syphilitic aortitis were frequent in the beginning of the twentieth century but its incidence has dramatically fallen. It still exists and its clinical presentation must be known to begin an adequate treatment. Other bacterial aetiologies of these aortitis are more classical with high frequencies of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus, which are often associated with infective endocarditis. Among Gram-negative bacteria, Salmonella spp are the most frequently met microorganisms. Atherosclerosis represents the principal risk factor of these infectious aortitis. It provokes arterial parietal damage useful for bacterial attach. A saccular aneurysm of infective origin can then appear. Treatment must consist on antibiotics before surgery; Tuberculous aortitis are also possible but are much more rare. CONCLUSION Thoracic infectious aortitis are very rare but must be known because of their poor prognosis. Treatment is difficult and prevention of atherosclerosis which is the most important risk factor of these diseases is therefore of greatest importance.
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- M Revest
- Département de médecine de l'adulte, service de médecine interne du Professeur-Grosbois, CHU hôpital Sud, 16, boulevard de Bulgarie, BP 90347, 35203 Rennes cedex 02, France
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Roberts WC, Ko JM, Moore TR, Jones WH. Causes of Pure Aortic Regurgitation in Patients Having Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement at a Single US Tertiary Hospital (1993 to 2005). Circulation 2006; 114:422-9. [PMID: 16864725 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.622761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The causes of aortic regurgitation (AR) severe enough to warrant aortic valve replacement (AVR) have received little attention in the last 20 years. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed the causes of pure AR in 268 patients > 20 years of age having isolated AVR at Baylor University Medical Center from 1993 to 2005 that was unassociated with mitral stenosis, mitral valve replacement, or a previous operation involving a cardiac valve or ascending aorta. In 122 patients (46%), the AR resulted from a problem with the aortic valve: congenital malformation unassociated with infective endocarditis, 66 patients (54%); infective endocarditis, 46 patients (38%; 15 with bicuspid valves); probable rheumatic heart disease, 8 patients (6%); and miscellaneous, 2 patients (2%). In the other 146 patients (54%), the AR was the consequence of a condition affecting the ascending aorta: dissection, 28 patients (19%); the Marfan syndrome or its forme fruste variety, 15 patients (10%); aortitis, 12 patients (8%), and in the remaining 91 patients (62%), the cause of the AR was not determined. This latter group was the oldest (mean age 66 years), 83 (91%) had hypertension, 26 (29%) had small calcific deposits in the valve cusps, and 46 (51%) had simultaneous coronary artery bypass grafting. CONCLUSIONS The causes of pure AR severe enough to warrant isolated AVR are diverse. The most common category in this study was "cause unclear."
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- William Clifford Roberts
- Department of Pathology, Division of Cardiology, Baylor Heart & Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246, USA.
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (IAAA) are a variant of aortic aneurysm characterised by extensive peri-aneurysmal fibrosis, thickened walls and dense adhesions and represent between 3 and 10% of all abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Surgery is technically challenging and is still associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. Controversy exists about aetiology and pathogenesis. METHODS We review the literature on the current theories, the available imaging modalities and the current thinking on management of IAAA. A Medline database search was performed. Articles were cross-referenced. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Aneurysm development is multifactorial with important genetic and environmental factors. The literature supports the theory that IAAA arise from the same antigenic stimulus that is responsible for the non-IAAA, representing one extreme of an inflammatory spectrum. The results after open repair have improved and there is now little difference in the mortality between non-IAAA and IAAA repair. However, there is likely to be a role for endovascular stenting in IAAA management and this requires further study. It is clear that closer follow-up of patients after IAAA repair with either technique is necessary to monitor the inflammatory process. No evidence-based follow-up protocol exists but three to six-monthly monitoring of renal function and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) for 24 months post-repair would seem a reasonable regime.
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- T Tang
- Regional Vascular Unit, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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We report the case of a 57-year-old woman presenting with persistent cough, weight loss, and fever. An extensive work-up revealed laboratory signs of inflammation and a mild thickening of the aortic wall on computed tomographic scan of the thorax. These findings raised the suspicion of large vessel vasculitis that was elegantly confirmed by fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Persistent cough as the inaugural symptom and involvement of large vessels in Horton's disease are also discussed.
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- B Van der Schueren
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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PRINCIPLE AND OTHER CAUSES: Takayasu's arteritis, giant cell arteritis and Behçet's disease are the three main causes of inflammatory aortitis. More rarely, aortitis can be observed in Cogan's syndrome, atrophic polychondritis, sarcoidosis, ankylosing spondylitis and in rheumatoid arthritis. RISKS OF PROGRESSION: Takayasu's arteritis is distinct with the development of stenotic lesions of the aorta. With the other causes, aortitis can be complicated by ectasia or even aneurysm, with the risk of rupture. Indeed, during giant cell arteritis, patients are 17 times more likely to develop thoracic aortic aneurysm. Aortic regurgitation is a frequent complication of inflammatory aortitis. Sometimes, aortitis is only manifested by general signs such as fever or an inflammatory syndrome. SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLORATIONS: Recent advances in diagnosis and follow-up of patients with inflammatory aortitis concern the use of non-invasive imaging techniques: Doppler ultrasonography, computed tomography with injection of a contrast product and magnetic resonance imaging, which currently replace the aortography. DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS Infectious aortitis, inflammatory atheromatous aneurysm and retroperitoneal fibrosis are sometimes misleading differential diagnoses.
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- David Launay
- Service de médecine interne, Hôpital Claude-Huriez, CHRU, Lille (59).
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Simon AM, McWhorter AR, Chen H, Jackson CL, Ouellette Y. Decreased intercellular communication and connexin expression in mouse aortic endothelium during lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation. J Vasc Res 2004; 41:323-33. [PMID: 15249738 DOI: 10.1159/000079614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2003] [Accepted: 05/19/2004] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The role of gap junctional intercellular communication during inflammatory processes is not well understood. In particular, changes in the expression and function of vascular endothelial connexins (gap junction proteins) in response to inflammatory agents has not been fully investigated. In this study, we used intercellular dye transfer methods to assess interendothelial communication in aortic segments isolated from mice treated with or without intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a potent inflammatory mediator. LPS treatment resulted in a 49% decrease in endothelial dye coupling 18 h after injection. Western blots indicated that LPS treatment also caused a reduction in endothelial connexin40 (Cx40) levels to 33% of control levels. Connexin37 (Cx37) levels decreased only slightly after LPS treatment to 79% of control levels. We also examined endothelial communication in aortic segments isolated from Cx37-/- and Cx40-/- mice. LPS treatment caused a significantly greater decrease in dye transfer in endothelium isolated from Cx37-/- animals compared with endothelium from Cx40-/- animals (71 vs. 26% decrease). LPS injection caused a reduction in Cx40 levels in Cx37-/- endothelium, whereas LPS actually increased Cx37 levels in Cx40-/- endothelium. These results suggest that LPS mediates changes in endothelial gap junction-mediated communication, at least in part, through modulation of Cx40 and Cx37 levels.
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- Alexander M Simon
- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. 85724-5051, USA.
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Khoroshaeva RA, Gazieva DR, Azat'ian TS, Miasnik BN. [Noninvasive assessment of myocardial functional reserves in young women with nonspecific aortoarteritis and aortic arch syndrome]. TERAPEVT ARKH 2001; 72:71-3. [PMID: 11076425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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AIM To study functional myocardial reserve in patients with nonspecific aortic arteritis (NAA) and aortic arch syndrome (AAS). MATERIAL AND METHODS Myocardial functional reserve was studied in 42 patients with NAA using ECG, spiroveloergometry, section and doppler echocardiography, radionuclide ventriculography. Healthy nonsportswomen served control. RESULTS ECG revealed left ventricular hypertrophy in most of the patients, spiroveloergometry showed low exercise tolerance in many NAA patients. Echocardiography detected differences in patients vs controls by diastolic thickness of the interventricular septum, left ventricular myocardial mass and aortic diameter. As shown by radionuclide ventriculography, 75% of NAA patients with predominant affection of the aortic arch branches had disturbed ventricular function. CONCLUSION 84% of NAA patients with AAS at veloergometry exhibited signs of transitory myocardial ischemia. Hemodynamic changes at exercise demonstrated low coronary reserve. Silent myocardial ischemia is typical for NAA patients.
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Testart J, Plissonnier D, Peillon C, Watelet J. [Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm. Role of corticosteroid therapy]. J Mal Vasc 2000; 25:201-7. [PMID: 10906635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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For more than 20 years it has been generally acknowledged that operation for inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm (IAAA) using the common in-lay-graft procedure will induce the regression of peri-aortic fibrosis. However in prospective studies, after a 2 years follow-up, no regression appeared in approximated 8% of the cases (table I). Moreover in some IAAA a corticosteroid treatment (CS) was prescribed and it produced a regression of fibrosis and therefore facilitated the operation. Nevertheless the usefulness of the CS remains debated. We report 4 new cases of IAAA with CS. Based on our cases and an analysis of the literature we conclude that when there is no urgency to operate (diameter inferior to 50 mm) CS is the best option in IAAA with either severe inflammation or ureter involvement. Due to the regression of the fibrosis it can facilitate the surgical procedure. However it needs to be conducted with an adequate dose and duration. Finally the CS is the only possibility when the inflammation persist following the treatment of the IAAA.
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- J Testart
- Clinique Chirurgicale, CHU de Rouen, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen Cedex, France
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Saxena A, Kothari SS, Sharma S, Juneja R, Srivastava S. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the aorta in children with nonspecific aortoarteritis: acute and follow-up results with special emphasis on left ventricular function. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2000; 49:419-24. [PMID: 10751769 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200004)49:4<419::aid-ccd15>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nonspecific aortoarteritis (NSAA) is a chronic disease of unknown etiology and may result in stenosing and obstructive lesions of the aorta. Transluminal balloon angioplasty was carried out in 17 children, 4-12 years of age (mean 8.9 +/- 2.7 years) with symptomatic stenosis of thoracic or abdominal aorta due to NSAA. Hypertension was present in 15 children, and 11 had significant left ventricular dysfunction. All children had a clinically inactive disease. The stenosis was in descending thoracic aorta in 10, thoracoabdominal in 3 and only abdominal in 4. Symptomatic improvement with relief of stenosis was seen in 16 of 17 children, although in 3, the results were suboptimal. The peak systolic gradient fell from 70.9 +/- 19.3 mmHg to 32.0 +/- 19.2 mmHg immediately after dilation (P < 0.0001). Angiographically measured luminal diameter stenosis also fell from 82.5 +/- 7.7% to 19.4 +/- 11.8% (P < 0.0001). Dissection flap was seen in 13 cases. It was large in cases with long, diffuse and eccentric stenosis of the thoracic or thoracoabdominal aorta. On follow-up (available for 14 of 16 cases for a period of 2-87 months mean 20.7 +/- 21.5 months, median 15.5 months) two patients developed restenosis. Left ventricular function improved in all 8 children that had sustained benefit of angioplasty. Blood pressure normalized in 9 of 13 children and the drug requirements fell in 4 others. Further remodeling of the lesion with decrease in gradients and luminal stenosis was observed in 11 children that have been restudied. Balloon angioplasty of aorta in children with NSAA is a feasible and safe procedure. Small intimal flap is seen in the majority, extensive dissection is more likely in the long diffuse lesions in descending thoracic aorta. Hypertension and left ventricular dysfunction improve after relief of obstruction.
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- A Saxena
- Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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To date, aneurysm research has been primarily descriptive, reiterating the complex nature of the disease process. Enhanced by the convergence of matrix biochemistry, cell biology and immunology, this work is providing important new insight into how matrix metabolism is regulated in the diseased aorta. The focus is now on the inflammatory process and its regulation of the matrix remodeling which occurs with abdominal aortic aneurysm. A family of matrix-degrading enzymes appear to have a central role in this process. As we have learned from the evolution of the treatment of other pathologic processes such as peptic ulcer disease, the most effective pharmacologic therapies are designed from a thorough understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease. We are quickly moving forward in formulating a comprehensive understanding of the various complex interactions that result in the formation of aortic aneurysm. Given the progress of the past decade, we can expect the identification of aneurysm-associated genes and clinical trials of anti-inflammatory medications and protease inhibitors as we enter the 21st century.
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- J J Grange
- Department of Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-3280, USA
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We report three young Chinese male patients who underwent aortic valve replacement for severe aortic regurgitation of subacute onset, complicated by recurrent dehiscence of the aortic valve prosthesis, due to aortitis. One of the three patients underwent aortic valve replacement three times and progression of the prosthesis dehiscence was arrested with the use of corticosteroids. A review of the literature on the prognosis and treatment of aortoarteritis with particular reference to the management of recurrent valvular dehiscence is discussed.
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- E M Chau
- Department of Cardiology, Grantham Hospital, 125 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
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Le Tourneau T, Millaire A, Asseman P, De Groote P, Théry C, Ducloux G. [Aortitis in Horton disease. Review of the literature]. Ann Med Interne (Paris) 1996; 147:361-8. [PMID: 9033741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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First described in 1937, giant cell aortitis (aortitis associated with giant cell arteritis) occurs in 20 to 40% of patients with giant cell arteritis and is often clinically silent. Temporal involvement usually precedes aortic involvement. The process may involve the entire aorta, but complications are usually related to thoracic involvement. Patients with giant cell aortitis may be asymptomatic, or present with aortic arch syndrome, dilation of the aorta, aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, sudden rupture of the aorta, or aortic valve incompetence. Thoracic aneurysms are usually fusiform and can be complicated by dissection in up to 50% of patients. Aortic involvement may be the presenting feature of giant cell arteritis: it may also occur in patients with preexisting temporal arteritis, often when corticosteroid therapy is reduced or discontinued. Aortic rupture complicating aortitis may be the cause of death in 3-12% of patients with giant cell arteritis. Clinical follow-up with assessment of disease activity by chest X-ray and biological markers of inflammation should be performed yearly in giant cell arteritis. Aortic involvement should be suspected if cardiac or vascular echo-Doppler shows evidence of an aortic arch syndrome, aortic dilation, aneurysm, or of aortic valve incompetence. Corticosteroid therapy, beginning with a dose of 1 mg/kg/day remains the key point of therapy. The dose is subsequently adjusted based on the clinical course and the results of ancillary tests. This treatment might prevent fatal outcome with aortic rupture. Long-term follow-up of all patients with giant cell arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica is essential, as complications may develop late in the course of the disease.
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- T Le Tourneau
- Service de Cardiologie C, Hôpital Cardiologique, CHRU, Lille
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Varma AR, Mohan PK, Vijayaraghavan A. Multimodality evoked potentials in aortoarteritis. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 1995; 35:291-4. [PMID: 7498074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) have been used to detect early and even asymptomatic brain ischemia. There is a need to detect subclinical brain and/or spinal cord ischemia in patients with aortoarteritis so that ischemic deficits can be prevented by early intervention. We studied multimodality (Visual evoked potentials--VEPs, Somatosensory evoked potentials--SEPs and BAEPs) evoked potentials (EPs) in 10 neurologically asymptomatic subjects with aortoarteritis. EP latencies were normal in all the patients studied. The possible value of EP latencies in detection of early brain and/or spinal cord ischemia in patients with aortoarteritis is discussed.
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- A R Varma
- Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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Simon DR, Wishnow RM. An unusual presentation of salmonellal aortitis. South Med J 1991; 84:657-9. [PMID: 2035095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Our patient represents what we believe to be the first documented case of Salmonella choleraesuis aortitis presenting as a salmonellal empyema in an elderly diabetic man. Although S choleraesuis often causes septicemia, its absence should not lead one to forget the pathogenic nature of and high mortality associated with this organism. Aggressive efforts must be made to search for endovascular infection, because cures can be achieved only with surgical intervention and prolonged antibiotic therapy.
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- D R Simon
- Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, Calif. 90827
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Litmanovich KI, Fregatova LM, Kargin VD, Egorova LV. [Results of therapeutic use of plasma- and erythrocytapheresis in patients with arterial thromboobliterating diseases of the extremities]. Vestn Khir Im I I Grek 1989; 144:120-4. [PMID: 2603295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The article analyzes results of using methods of plasma- and plasmoerythrocytapheresis in 120 patients with occlusive injuries of main arteries of extremities. The efficiency of the methods used both as isolated ones and in combination with surgical procedures in patients with obliterating atherosclerosis, thromboangiitis, and aorto-arteritis of the extremity vessels and the Raynaud disease is estimated.
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Vetsch R, Bandyk DF, Schmitt DD, Bergamini TM, Storey JD, Towne JB. Anastomotic tensile strength following in situ replacement of an infected abdominal aortic graft. Arch Surg 1989; 124:425-8. [PMID: 2522764 DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1989.01410040035007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The tensile strength and histologic features of anastomotic bonding were studied prior to and following in situ replacement of aortic vascular prostheses infected by Staphylococcus epidermidis. Sterile (n = 6) and infected (n = 19) Dacron grafts were used to replace the abdominal aorta of 25 dogs. After five weeks, grafts were explanted, and peak tensile force (measured in kilograms) required for anastomotic disruption was measured using a linear gain tensiometer. Anastomotic tensile strength (mean +/- SEM) of infected grafts (5.4 +/- 0.5 kg) was decreased when compared with that of sterile, control grafts (9.0 +/- 0.9 kg). The decreased anastomotic tensile strength of infected grafts was the result of an inflammatory aortitis adjacent to the suture line. Only grafts infected with the study strain of bacteria demonstrated signs of infection. In 19 dogs, the graft infection was treated by graft excision, antibiotic administration, and in situ graft replacement (Dacron or polytetrafluoroethylene prostheses). After five weeks and 12 weeks, anastomotic tensile strength of polytetrafluoroethylene (10.6 +/- 0.6 kg) and Dacron (10.8 +/- 0.5 kg) replacement grafts was similar to that of uninfected control grafts. In situ replacement of vascular prostheses infected by S epidermidis can result in graft healing with normal anastomotic bonding.
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- R Vetsch
- Surgical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
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Zhang LR. [Renal artery stenosis and obstruction of aorto-arteritis--a radiologic study of collateral circulation and its function]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 1984; 12:184-7, 238. [PMID: 6532760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Yagura M, Sano I, Akioka H, Hayashi M, Uchida H. Usefulness of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for aortitis syndrome. Arch Intern Med 1984; 144:1465-8. [PMID: 6233949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A woman with aortitis syndrome who had had severe hypertension for more than 30 years, despite the administration of various antihypertensive drugs, underwent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) a total of three times. The operation resulted in good control of BP and with an improvement of other hemodynamics without any medication for one year after PTA.
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Sergeeva KA, Kon MV, Varava BN. [Circulation in the extremities in occlusion of the major vessels]. Klin Med (Mosk) 1984; 62:85-8. [PMID: 6471804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Okuni M. [Collagen diseases in children, with special reference to transition to an adult type]. Ryumachi 1983; 23:389-391. [PMID: 6678037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Sergeeva KA, Ozerova OE, Molchanova LD, Varava BN. [Hemodynamic characteristics of the lower extremities in nonspecific aorto-arteritis before and after reconstructive operations]. Vestn Khir Im I I Grek 1981; 126:64-7. [PMID: 7269078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Ueda H. AORTITIS SYNDROME WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS CLINICAL PICTURE AND ETIOLOGY. J Chronic Dis 1970; 23:449-453. [PMID: 26309915 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(70)90053-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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