The First Case Report in Italy of Di George Syndrome Detected by Noninvasive Prenatal Testing by Giuseppina Rapacchia, Cristina Lapucci, Maria Carla Pittalis, Aly Youssef, Antonio Farina

“…The patient had an amniocentesis to confirm the diagnosis by MLPA (multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification) and an ultrasound aimed to detect the features associated with the syndrome. A right aortic arch and suspect of thymus atrophy were detected, but not other severe malformations typical of the disease. …”
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Ortner's syndrome resulting from aortic pseudoaneurysm owing to intimal sarcoma of the aorta by Akio Shimoji, MD, Naoto Fukunaga, MD, PhD, Tatsuto Wakami, MD, Otohime Mori, MD, Kosuke Yoshizawa, MD, Nobushige Tamura, MD, PhD

“…Computed tomography angiography revealed a 44-mm aortic pseudoaneurysm with thrombus originating at the left subclavian artery. At total aortic arch replacement, an intimal defect was found at the origin of the left subclavian artery, where the pseudoaneurysm originated. …”
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Hybrid Percutaneous Brachiofemoral Shunt and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Javad Salimi, Sayed Alimohammad Sadat, Mohammad Javad Yavari Barhaghtalab, Hormat Rahimzadeh

“…We successfully treated a 56-year-old man, a case of kidney transplantation with AAA, using a temporary hybrid percutaneous brachiofemoral shunt using vascular prosthesis with a long 7-French (Fr) catheter sheath introducer (CSI) in the aortic arch via the right brachial artery and 8 Fr CSI in the right femoral artery that were connected together with a 7 Fr guiding catheter, before aortic cross-clamping and repair of AAA using a Dacron tube graft. …”
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Pregnancy-related chronic type A aortic dissection highlights the importance of thorough prenatal maternal examination by Cristina M. Șulea, Anna B. Kiss, Bence Ágg, Kálmán Benke, Elektra Bartha, Bálint Szilveszter, Roland Stengl, Máté Csonka, Zoltán Szabolcs, Miklós Pólos

“…Aortic repair via composite aortic root replacement surgery (Bentall procedure) and partial aortic arch replacement was performed. The patient’s postoperative evolution was notable for a series of complications. …”
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Tortuous Common Carotid Artery: A Report of Four Cases Observed in Cadaveric Dissections by Joe Iwanaga, Koichi Watanabe, Saga Tsuyoshi, Yoko Tabira, Koh-ichi Yamaki

“…Computed tomography revealed severe calcification of the vascular wall, which was confirmed in the aortic arch and origins of its branches. In all four cases, the tortuosity was located below the level of the thyroid gland. …”
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Spontaneous Recovery of Paraplegia in a Polytrauma Patient following Spinal Cord Ischemia due to Type B Traumatic Aortic Dissection by Pedro Ramos Jurado, Fernando Hernández Aragón, Víctor Aaron Miranda González, Jesús Antonio Loya Silva, Edgar Azael Pérez Gutiérrez, Nadia Karina Portillo Ortiz, Adriana Cristina Quintana Vázquez, Luisa Fernanda Trujillo Venzor, Eduardo Enrique Gámez Aponte, Arturo Aguirre Madrid, Edmundo Berumen Nafarrate

“…In this case study, a 65-year-old male engaged in a car accident is admitted to urgent care with a traumatic aortic dissection diagnosis that included the aortic arch, a segmental exposed fracture of 1/3 distal of the right femur AO 32C3k, and an intertrochanteric fracture AO 31A1.3. …”
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Unusual presentation of anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta: case report by Mohamed Elhudairy, Naif Alkhushi, Osman Al-Radi, Khadijah Maghrabi, Gaser Abdelmohsen

“…Conclusion In cases of AORPA associated with aortic arch flow reversal, pulmonary hypertension, and inadequate interatrial communication, maintaining PDA patency with PGE1 infusion until surgical repair is critical for survival. …”
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Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Rupture: An Unusual Presentation of Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion: A Case Report by Eda-Cristina Abuchaibe, Nancy Dobrolet, Katherine Peicher, Roque Ventura, Elizabeth Welch

“…There are many congenital heart defects associated with chromosome 22q11 deletion, especially involving the aortic arch and its branches. SVA is not an anomaly usually associated with chromosome 22 deletion. …”
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A Cyanotic Newborn with a Pink Right Upper Extremity by Matthias Beichl, Andreas Hanslik, Daniel Zimpfer, Judith Rittenschober-Boehm, Katrin Nagl, Ina Michel-Behnke

“…Complete isolation of the SCA is an even more infrequent aortic arch anomaly, occurring in less than 1% for the LSCA and even less for the RSCA. …”
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Classic Dissection of Thoracic Aorta Complicated by Ascending Aortic Intramural Hematoma: Promt Diagnosis and Successful Endovascular Repair by Gediminas Rackauskas, Mindaugas Mataciunas, Nerijus Misonis, Diana Zakarkaite, Marijus Gutauskas, Valdas Bilkis, Algirdas Edvardas Tamosiunas, Pranas Serpytis, Aleksandras Laucevicius

“…A multidetector computed tomography scan of thorax and abdomen demonstrated a dissection starting from the middle part of aortic arch and extending downward to the descending aorta till the middle part of the thoracic aorta. …”
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A Rare Case of Large-Vessel Vasculitis following Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy and Pegfilgrastim by Joseph Mort, Shipra Maheshwari, Nayanika Basu, Patrick Dillon, Kevin Brady, Harry Bear, Trish Millard

“…Subsequent CT imaging demonstrated wall thickening and inflammatory changes surrounding the left subclavian artery, aortic arch, left carotid artery, proximal innominate arteries, and the mid internal carotid arteries and its branching vessels. …”
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Case Report: PCI of the left coronary artery after salvage operation in a comatose patient with an acute type A aortic dissection by Jan Bidovec, Jan Bidovec, Petar Risteski, Petar Risteski, Barbara E. Stähli, Omer Dzemali, Omer Dzemali, Michael Hofmann, Michael Hofmann, Julia Stehli

“…The patient deteriorated quickly to a GCS of 3 and was brought to the operating room, where a salvage replacement of the ascending aorta and the proximal aortic arch was performed with unilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion. …”
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Single-Center Clinical Analysis of Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injuries: A Retrospective Observational Study by Dae Sung Ma, Yang Bin Jeon

“…The injuries were found in the ascending aorta (n=1, 3.6%) aortic arch (n=8, 28.6%) aortic isthmus (n=18, 64.3%), and descending aorta (n=1, 3.6%). …”
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Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: A Report of Three Cases in Which Surgeries Were Performed at Different Timings by Yohei Kawatani, Hirotsugu Kurobe, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Yuji Suda, Takaki Hori

“…A pseudoaneurysm was observed in the distal aortic arch. After open abdominal exploration, diaphragm repair, and observation for subarachnoid hemorrhage, TEVAR was performed 8 hours after arrival. …”
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Safety and validity of extracorporeal fenestration and in situ fenestration in patients with aortic disease involving the left subclavian artery: a prospective, single-center, rand... by Xiaojian Jia, Jingjin Wu, Caiyou Ding, Yanbo Lou

“…Abstract Background Thoracic aortic pathologies involving the aortic arch are a great challenge for vascular surgeons. …”
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Complex congenital heart and lung defects as a cause of hydrops fetalis in French bulldogs –micro-CT with contrast study by Olga Szaluś-Jordanow, Karolina Barszcz, Wojciech Mądry, Michał Buczyński, Michał Czopowicz, Adam Gierulski, Agata Moroz-Fik, Zofia Nowek, Marcin Mickiewicz, Michał Grzegorczyk, Jakub Jaroszewicz, Sylwia Tarka, Tomasz Stępień, Wojciech Święszkowski

“…Perimembranous ventricular septal defect and aortic dextroposition; Puppy #2. Interrupted aortic arch with aortic valve dysplasia and aortic stenosis; Puppy #3. …”
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Syphilitic aortitis: from the past to the present (view of a dermatovenerologist) by S.V. Zakharov, T.V. Svyatenko, V.K. Zakharov, V.V. Gorbuntsov, L.A. Pohrebniak

“…Syphilitic aortitis with symptoms of cardiovascular damage, which are caused by aortic valve insufficiency, narrowing of the ascending coronary arteries, aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending part and aortic arch, occurs in the late stages of syphilitic infection. …”
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Co-Occurrence of Rarest Type of Dysphagia Lusoria (Type N-1) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in a Cognitively Disabled Individual by Kishore Kumar, Jasbir Makker, Hassan Tariq, Ariyo Ihimoyan, Chime Chukwunonso, Masooma Niazi, Michael Lombino, Muhammad Kamal, Harish K. Patel

“…Subsequent evaluation revealed a rare type of dysphagia lusoria (type N-1) due to an aberrant left subclavian artery arising from the right-sided aortic arch. The patient’s family refused further management of artery lusoria. …”
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Myofibrillogenesis Regulator-1 in Smooth Muscle Cells Modulates Inflammation Signaling Pathways via Regulating ROCK1 Ubiquitination and Degradation to Impact Aortic Dissection by Yin H, Li X, Lu D, Zhao X, Yang Z, Wang Z, Xu F, Chen Y, Li C

“…This study aimed to investigate the role of MR-1 and ROCK1 in the regulation of inflammation in AD and their potentialities as therapeutic targets.Methods: Researchers performed protein immunoblotting on aortic wall tissue from 10 patients who underwent aortic arch replacement and 10 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting to examine the expression levels of MR-1, ROCK1, and inflammatory pathways in the aortas. …”
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Mechanism of salvianolic phenolic acids and hawthorn triterpenic acids combination in intervening atherosclerosis: network pharmacology, molecular docking, and experimental validat... by Qu Zhai, Shixi Shang, Zihan Zhang, Lihua Sun, Ying Huang, Shuyi Feng, Qian Wu, Haifeng Cui, Xiaolu Shi

“…After the administration period, the plaque area in the carotid artery and aortic arch, blood lipid levels, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH), and nitric oxide (NO) content were measured. …”
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