Transcutaneous Puncture of an Undeflatable Coronary Angioplasty Balloon Catheter by Gregor Leibundgut, Christian Degen, Florian Riede

“…Several attempts to burst the balloon in the guide catheter and the aorta failed. After a pullback into the radial artery, the still inflated balloon became stuck again and was unable to be retrieved through the sheath. …”
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Aortic Arch Floating Thrombus Complicated by Distal Embolization in a Patient with Malignancy by Konstantinos Tigkiropoulos, Dimitrios Karamanos, Marianthi Tympanidou, Nikolaos Saratzis, Ioannis Lazaridis

“…Free floating thrombus of aortic arch in a minimally atherosclerotic or nonaneurysmal aorta is a rare disease entity which carries a potential risk of distal embolization with catastrophic consequences. …”
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High Risk Features of an Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery by Dre Eleonore Campiche, Jean-Paul Vallée, David Carballo

“…The coronary computed tomography revealed an anomalous coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva with a hypoplasic origin and a high-risk path between the aorta and the pulmonary artery with a short intramural path. …”
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Acute Aortic Occlusion Presenting as Flaccid Paraplegia by Ayman Kilany, Jasem Y. Al-Hashel, Azza Rady

“…The patient developed ischemic changes of the lower limb and CT angiography revealed severe stenosis of the abdominal aorta and both common iliac arteries. We emphasize the importance of including acute aortic occlusion in the differential diagnosis of acute flaccid paraplegia especially in the presence of severe back pain even if the distal pulsations were felt.…”
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Spontaneous Supraceliac Isolated Abdominal Aortic Dissection Sparing Major Visceral and Renal Vessels and Presenting as Chronic Limb Ischemia by Sean O. Z. Bello, Ilias Kouerinis, Woolagasen Pillay

“…Aortic dissections that originate from isolated tears in the abdominal aorta are uncommon. Rarer still are cases of isolated abdominal aortic dissections arising in suprarenal locations, as most appear from infrarenal intimal defects. …”
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Endovascular repair with the Gore thoracoabdominal multibranch endoprosthesis for proximal degeneration after prior fenestrated endovascular aortic repair by Lauren Cralle, MD, Kathryn DiLosa, MD, MPH, Steven Maximus, MD

“…Degeneration of the thoracoabdominal aorta proximal to a prior fenestrated endovascular aortic repair represents a complex issue with limited options for repair. …”
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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in a Patient with Cerebral Palsy by Adi Neuman, Bhavita Desai, Daniel Glass, Wassim Diab

“…Superior mesenteric artery syndrome involves compression of the third part of the duodenum due to narrowing of the area between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). We will describe the case of a 34-year-old with cerebral palsy who presented with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss and was diagnosed with SMA syndrome via CT-imaging. …”
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Hepatic Abnormal Secretion of Apolipoprotein C3 Promotes Inflammation in Aortic Dissection by Xinghui Zhuang, Mohammad Zarif, Yue Shen, Zhaofeng Zhang, Jian He, Linfeng Xie, Qingsong Wu, Xinfan Lin, Keyuan Chen, Yue Tian, Yong Lin, Yuling Zhang, Ziwen Cai, Zhihuang Qiu, Liangwan Chen

“…Additionally, the effect of apo C3 on the function of aortic endothelial and smooth muscle cells was explored. Apo C3 in the aortas of AD mice was found to originate from abnormal hepatic secretion, which enters the bloodstream and subsequently deposits in the aorta. …”
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Total transfemoral approach for Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis (TAMBE), external tour de graft technique by Saurabh Gupta, MD, Joshua Plant, MD, Javaneh Jabbari, MD, Arian Savadkohi, Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD

“…This technique avoids upper extremity access and maintains all wires within the descending thoracic aorta, allowing implantation in patients with challenging aortic arch configurations and potentially mitigating stroke risk.…”
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Atypical HELLP Syndrome in a Pregnant Patient with Takayasu Arteritis and Subclavian to Axillary Artery Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft: A Case Report by Hediye Dağdeviren, Hüseyin Cengiz, Sema Süzen Çaypınar, Cihan Kaya, Ammar Kanawati

“… Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of the aorta and/or its major branches, affecting mostly the vertebral, carotid, subclavian, iliac, and renal arteries. …”
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Staged, hybrid approach by zone 2 arch replacement and completion thoracic endoprosthesis in retrograde acute type A aortic dissection by Nabil Saouti, MD, PhD, Guillaume S.C. Geuzebroek, MD, PhD, Sjoerd F.M. Jenniskens, MD, Robin H. Heijmen, MD, PhD

“…Additionally, favorable remodeling of the entire thoracic aorta is observed.…”
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Giant Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm in an Asymptomatic Young Male by Priyank Shah, Nishant Gupta, Irvin Goldfarb, Fayez Shamoon

“…Giant aortic aneurysm is defined as aneurysm in the aorta greater than 10 cm in diameter. It is a rare finding since most patients will present with complications of dissection or rupture before the size of aneurysm reaches that magnitude. …”
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An Unusual Case of an Acquired Aortopulmonary Fistula after Surgical Replacement of a Bicuspid Aortic Valve by Y. Khalid, N. Dasu, M. Daneshvar, P. Jang, A. Patel, K. Dasu, A. Shah

“…They are most frequently due to the erosion of a false aneurysm of the ascending or descending thoracic aorta into the pulmonary artery. Patients generally present with symptoms of acute decompensated heart failure due to a sudden formation of a left-to-right shunt. …”
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Diagnosis of Intra-Abdominal Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration by means of Ultrasound in a Neonate by Claudio Rodrigues Pires, Adriano Czapkowski, Edward Araujo Júnior, Sebastião Marques Zanforlin Filho

“…Extralobar pulmonary sequestration is characterized by having pleural coverings that are independent of the normal lungs, with vascular supply usually coming from the aorta or from one of its branches. This diagnosis can be suspected prenatally if an abdominal mass, generally below the diaphragm, is seen. …”
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Genetic Insights into Bicuspid Aortic Valve Formation by Brigitte Laforest, Mona Nemer

“…BAV patients have an increased risk of developing serious complications, including stenosis, regurgitation, endocarditis, dilation of the aorta, aortic dissection, and aneurysm. BAV is a heritable trait, but the genetic basis underlying this cardiac malformation remains poorly understood. …”
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The complexity of the differential diagnosis of heart tumors and pericarditis by R.M. Vitovskyi, V.V. Isaienko, E.V. Aksyonov, I.G. Yakovenko, M.A. Tregubova, O.A. Mazur

“…The article describes an unusual course and complex differential diagnosis of fibrotic pericarditis, which imitated a heart tumor at the base of aorta. The key point in the progression of the disease was the appearance of concomitant fungal infection, which led to the emergence of its clinical manifestations. …”
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Inverted Nutcracker Syndrome: A Case of Persistent Hematuria and Pain in the Presence of a Left-Sided Inferior Vena Cava by Obi Ekwenna, Michael A. Gorin, Miguel Castellan, Victor Casillas, Gaetano Ciancio

“…Nutcracker syndrome is described as the symptomatic compression of left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, resulting in outflow congestion of the left kidney. …”
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A Protocol for Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cardiac Surgery Patients by Wouter W. Jansen Klomp, George J. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, Arnoud W. J. Van ’t Hof, Jan G. Grandjean, Arno P. Nierich

“…Therefore, we designed a protocol, which combined the diagnosis of atherosclerosis of thoracic aorta and the subsequent considerations with respect to the intraoperative management and provides a systematic approach to reduce the risk of cerebral complications.…”
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Pregnancy Complicated with Severe Recurrent Aortic Coarctation: A Case Report by Celal Yavuz, Hatice Ender Soydinc, Güven Tekbaş, Oguz Karahan

“…Transthoracic echocardiography showed narrowing of the descending aorta, the diameter of the aortic arch was 10.60 mm and an echocardiographic gradient was 96 mmHg. …”
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Reimplantation of an Anomalous Coronary Artery Arising from the Pulmonary Artery by Andrea Quarti, Alessandro D'Alfonso, Massimo Colaneri, Alessandra Baldinelli, Maria Grazia Bettuzzi, Marco Pozzi

“…A case of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a patient with the origin of the coronary opposite to the aorta is reported. Between many surgical options we conclude to reestablish a double coronary system reconnecting the coronary through a conduit created with a pulmonary wall baffle and an autologous pericardial patch.…”
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