Aortic Trauma Latest Articles

• Blunt aortic injury: Surgical treatment of the ascending and descending aorta. Medeiros Santos R, Tavares Veronese E, Manuel de Almeida Brandao C, Pampolha Guerreiro G, Da Silva Elicker A, Madrini Junior V, Biscegli Jatene F. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2021. PMID: 34662003

• Outcomes of TEVAR in Patients with Concomitant Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury from The Aortic Trauma Foundation Global Registry. Arbabi CN, DuBose J, Starnes BW, Saqib N, Quiroga E, Miller C, Azizzadeh A; Aortic Trauma Foundation Study Group, Los Angeles, CA; Baltimore, MD; Seattle, WA; and Houston, TX. J Vasc Surg. 2021 PMID: 34606963

• Outcomes and Practice Patterns of Medical Management of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury from the Aortic Trauma Foundation Global Registry. Arbabi CN, DuBose J, Charlton-Ouw K, Starnes BW, Saqib N, Quiroga E, Miller C, Azizzadeh A; Aortic Trauma Foundation Study Group. J Vasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 34560220

• Postoperative complications of endovascular blunt thoracic aortic injury repair. Abdou H, Elansary NN, Darko L, DuBose JJ, Scalea TM, Morrison JJ, Kundi R.Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021. PMID: 34337157

• Balloon Occlusion and Stent Graft for Aortic Trauma. Ghelfi J, Chopin A, Greze J, Thony F, Bouzat P.J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021. PMID: 34144187

• Blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injuries: a retrospective cohort analysis of 2 decades of experience. Prendes CF, Stana J, Schneidwind KD, Rantner B, Konstantinou N, Bruder J, Kammerlander C, Banafsche R, Tsilimparis N. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021. PMID: 33778861

• Do patients with minimal blunt thoracic aortic injury require thoracic endovascular repair? DuBose JJ, Charlton-Ouw K, Starnes B, Saqib N, Quiroga E, Morrison J, Gewertz B, Azizzadeh A; AAST/Aortic Trauma Foundation Study Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021. PMID: 33075025

• Improved outcomes of endovascular repair of thoracic aortic injuries at higher volume institutions. Mohapatra A, Liang NL, Makaroun MS, Schermerhorn ML, Farber A, Eslami MH.J Vasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 32889071

• Geometric, Biomechanic and Haemodynamic Aortic Abnormalities Assessed by 4D Flow Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Patients Treated by TEVAR Following Blunt Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury. Gil-Sala D, Guala A, Garcia Reyes ME, Azancot MA, Dux-Santoy L, Allegue Allegue N, Teixido Turà G, Goncalves Martins G, Ruiz Muñoz A, Constenla García I, Evangelista A, Tello Díaz C, Ferreira González I, Rodríguez-Palomares JF, Bellmunt S. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 34511317

• Effect of intravascular ultrasound on clinical outcomes after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injury. Smith JA, Bose S, Sarode A, Cho JS, Colvard B.J Vasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 34506893

• Acute traumatic injury of the aorta: presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Brown SR, Still SA, Eudailey KW, Beck AW, Gunn AJ. Ann Transl Med. 2021. PMID: 34430634 

• CT features of blunt abdominal aortic injury: an infrequent but life-threatening event. Prado E, Chamorro EM, Marín A, Fuentes CG, Zhou ZC. Emerg Radiol. 2021. PMID: 34406532

• Endovascular aortic repair for abdominal aortic injury complicated with bowel injury due to blunt abdominal trauma: A case report. Murata T, Ogino H, Isogai N, Kashiwagi H, Shimoyama R, Kawachi J. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021. PMID: 34293653

• Improving the endovascular management of blunt thoracic aortic injury. Mehta C. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021. PMID: 34270975

• Retrospective study of thoracic endovascular aortic repair as a first-line treatment for traumatic blunt thoracic aortic injury. Izumi S, Nakai C, Haraguchi T, Henmi S, Mori T, Kinoshita M, Yamaguchi M, Sugimoto K, Nakayama S, Tsukube T. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 34137003

• Five-Year Outcomes with Conformable GORE TAG endoprosthesis used in traumatic aortic transaction. Farber MA, Krishnasastry KV, Desai N, Starnes BW, Matsumura JS, Tohill BC; TAG 08-02 clinical trial investigators. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021. PMID: 34126073

• A multicenter study of emergency endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta: Indications and outcomes. López Espada C, Linares Palomino JP, Domínguez González JM, Iborra Ortega E, Lozano Vilardell P, Solanich Valldaura T, Volo Pérez G, Blanco Cañibano E, Álvarez Salgado A, Fernández Fernández JC, Hernando Rydings M, Miralles Hernández M. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2021. PMID: 34059218

• Early Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Aortic Injury Caused by Thoracic and Abdominal Injuries: A Series of Four Cases with Literature Review. Wu Q, Sun S, Xie J, Li T, Li H, Bai X, Li Z, Wang W. Biomed Res Int. 2021. PMID: 33997053

• Anatomic feasibility of off-the-shelf thoracic single side-branched endograft in patients with blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury. Yoon WJ, Mani K, Wanhainen A, Rodriguez VM, Mell MW.J Vasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 33957230 

• Antegrade Hybrid Chimney TEVAR Endograft in a Patient with Blunt Aortic Injury: A Challenging Case with Technical Success but Unfavorable Result. Eforakopoulos F, Giovani M, Zampakis P, Kalogeropoulou C, Fligou F, Charoulis N, Koletsis E, Dougenis D.Case Rep Vasc Med. 2021. PMID: 33954006 

• Thoracic Trauma: Aortic Injuries. Monga A, Patil SB, Cherian M, Poyyamoli S, Mehta P. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2021. PMID: 33883805

• Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury: 10-Year Single-Center Experience. Topcu AC, Ozeren-Topcu K, Bolukcu A, Sahin S, Seyhan AU, Kayacioglu I. Aorta (Stamford). 2021. PMID: 33761566

• Unusual complication of late presentation deceleration aortic injury. Risher W, Stevenson S, Danrad R, Kerut EK, Batson R, Bhalla R, Vander Heide R, Hollier LH. Echocardiography. 2021. PMID: 33728709

• TEVAR for traumatic thoracic injury with the first-generation stent graft. Tinelli G, Minelli F, Sica S, De Nigris F, Massetti M, Tshomba Y. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2020. PMID: 33665525

• Efficacy and Safety of Heparinization before Deployment of Endograft for Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury in Severely Injured Patients. Makaloski V, Widenka H, Schönhoff F, Spanos K, Wyss TR, Schmidli J. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 33556520

• Reevaluating the Need for Routine Coverage of the Left Subclavian Artery in Thoracic Blunt Aortic Injury. Stafforini NA, Singh N, Hemingway J, Starnes B, Tran N, Quiroga E. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 33388410

• Use of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Patients with Concomitant Blunt Aortic and Traumatic Brain Injury. Zambetti BR, Huang DD, Lewis RH Jr, Fischer PE, Croce MA, Magnotti LJ. J Am Coll Surg. 2021. PMID: 33348014

• Intraoperative heparin use is associated with reduced mortality without increasing hemorrhagic complications after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt aortic injury. Ho VT, George EL, Rothenberg KA, Lee JT, Garcia-Toca M, Stern JR. J Vasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 33348003

• Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury and Acute Trauma: The Effect on Aortic Diameter and the Consequences for Stent-graft Sizing. Cassidy S, Allouni K, Day C, Wells D, Pherwani A, Ablett D. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 33227478

• Early Characteristics and Progression of Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injuries at a Single Level I Trauma Center. Cheng D, McNickle AG, Fraser DR, Carroll JT, Vega JA, Dickhudt T, Bombard J, Kuhls DA, Chestovich PJ. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2021. PMID: 33063647

• Minimal Aortic Injury: Mechanisms, Imaging Manifestations, Natural History, and Management. Kapoor H, Lee JT, Orr NT, Nisiewicz MJ, Pawley BK, Zagurovskaya M. Radiographics. 2020. PMID: 33006921

• Characteristics of Trauma Mortality in Patients with Aortic Injury in Harris County, Texas. Chang R, Drake SA, Holcomb JB, Phillips G, Wade CE, Charlton-Ouw KM. J Clin Med. 2020. PMID: 32937920 

• Management and In-hospital Mortality of 2235 Patients With a Traumatic Intimal Tear of the Thoracic Aorta. Jacob-Brassard J, Al-Omran M, Nathens AB, Forbes TL, de Mestral C. Ann Surg. 2020. PMID: 32889880

• Clinical aspects and present challenges of the seat belt aorta. Gouveia E Melo R, Amorim P, Soares TR, Fernandes E Fernandes R, Ministro A, Garrido P, Fernandes E Fernandes J, Pedro LM. J Vasc Surg. 2020. PMID: 32081481

• Endovascular Repair of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Trauma is Associated With Increased Left Ventricular Mass, Hypertension, and Off-target Aortic Remodeling. Kamenskiy A, Aylward P, Desyatova A, DeVries M, Wichman C, MacTaggart J. Ann Surg. 2020. PMID: 31904600 

• Higher Prevalence of Bovine Aortic Arch Configuration in Patients Undergoing Blunt Isthmic Aortic Trauma Repair. Mertens R, Velásquez F, Mertens N, Vargas F, Torrealba I, Mariné L, Bergoeing M, Valdés F. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020. PMID: 31678545

• Risk factors for mortality after endovascular repair for blunt thoracic aortic injury. Mohapatra A, Liang NL, Makaroun MS, Schermerhorn ML, Farber A, Eslami MH. J Vasc Surg. 2020. PMID: 31526693