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The modern surgical treatment of disorders of the thoracic aorta began in the early 1950s when Gross, Swan, Lam, and DeBakey and their associates^1,2,3,4 reported successful treatment of coarctation and aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta using segmental resection and replacement with several types of grafts. In 1956, Cooley and DeBakey⁵ reported the first successful operation for resection and graft replacement of the ascending aorta using cardiopulmonary bypass. In 1957, DeBakey and colleagues,⁶ also using cardiopulmonary bypass, reported the first successful resection and graft replacement of an aneurysm of the aortic arch. Since then, important advances in the diagnosis and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Incidence, Classification, and Pathogenesis

Natural History

Aneurysm

Aortic Dissection

Other Conditions

Diagnosis and Preoperative Evaluation

Clinical Features

Diagnostic Studies

            Chest Radiography

            Computed Tomography

            Magnetic Resonance Imaging

            Transesophageal Echocardiography

            Aortography

            Epiaortic Scanning

Preoperative Evaluation

Indications for Surgery and Results of Surgical Treatment

Ascending Aorta

Aortic Arch

Descending Thoracic Aorta

Thoracoabdominal Aorta

Conclusions

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From the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine (N.T.K., D.D.) and the Heart Center, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, B.J.C. Health System (N.T.K.) — both in St. Louis.

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