### Learning objectives After reading this article, the readers should be able to: Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a relatively rare but much-feared clinical presentation which has a high mortality, ...

Blunt aortic trauma is an infrequent but not rare pathological entity. World Health Organization case reports indicate that thoracic trauma is responsible for 25% of deaths caused by traumatic injury, ...

Successful minimally invasive surgeries for life-threatening heart conditions at Meenakshi Super Speciality Hospital by expert multidisciplinary team.

The patient was then transferred to a vascular unit for further investigations. A transesophageal echocardiogram showed a structurally normal heart, but 2 masses were visible in the descending ...

Chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm (CTAA) is defined by dilation of the thoracic aorta to beyond 50% of normal. Dilation weakens the aortic wall leading to aortic rupture, dissection and/or death. CTAA ...