TY - JOUR
T1 - Trauma to the aorta and aortic arch branches
AU - Ahrar, Kamran
AU - Smith, Douglas C.
N1 - Deceleration and crushing injuries of the chest may traumatize the thoracic aorta or its branches. Traumatic aortic rupture has received significant attention over the past 40 years, whereas the aortic arch branch injuries remain under-recognized. Despite the development of new imaging modalities, angiography remains the gold standard for evaluation of a patient with suspected thoracic arterial injury.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Deceleration and crushing injuries of the chest may traumatize the thoracic aorta or its branches. Traumatic aortic rupture has received significant attention over the past 40 years, whereas the aortic arch branch injuries remain under-recognized. Despite the development of new imaging modalities, angiography remains the gold standard for evaluation of a patient with suspected thoracic arterial injury. Recently, computed tomography and transesophageal echocardiography have been used for serial examination of minimal aortic injuries that are treated conservatively. Medical treatment of the ruptured aorta, delayed surgical repair, and endoluminal deployment of stentgrafts are new developments that provide new options and pose new questions in the management of thoracic arterial injuries.
AB - Deceleration and crushing injuries of the chest may traumatize the thoracic aorta or its branches. Traumatic aortic rupture has received significant attention over the past 40 years, whereas the aortic arch branch injuries remain under-recognized. Despite the development of new imaging modalities, angiography remains the gold standard for evaluation of a patient with suspected thoracic arterial injury. Recently, computed tomography and transesophageal echocardiography have been used for serial examination of minimal aortic injuries that are treated conservatively. Medical treatment of the ruptured aorta, delayed surgical repair, and endoluminal deployment of stentgrafts are new developments that provide new options and pose new questions in the management of thoracic arterial injuries.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001573-199809000-00008
DO - 10.1097/00001573-199809000-00008
M3 - Article
C2 - 9823791
SN - 0268-4705
VL - 13
SP - 355
EP - 368
JO - Current Opinion in Cardiology
JF - Current Opinion in Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -