acute mesenteric ischemia… Abdominal Stroke Alert! 16 May 202021 Jul 2020 It is a rare day that passes without the announcement of a stroke alert at CCAD. A reflex arc of activity is initiated, as time becomes the critical metric of…
aortic dissection… Complicated Aortic Dissection Talk 22 Jun 201922 Jun 2019 A basic recipe for treating complicated aortic dissection #aorticsurgery #tevar
acute mesenteric ischemia… Life imitates social media: a ruptured type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm or IT saves a life 21 Jun 201921 Jun 2019 It was only last month when I came across a post of an aortic aneurysm in a difficult spot (link) and I couldn't help chiming in some comments. Reading it…
acute mesenteric ischemia… When good enough is better than perfect: a case of end stage visceral segment aortic occlusive disease 27 Sep 201627 Sep 2016 The patient is a woman in her 60’s who self referred for complaint of abdominal pain, weight loss, and rest pain of the lower extremities. She is a 40 pack…
AAA… Moneyballing a Type II Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm 5 Apr 20165 Apr 2016 The innovation of sabremetrics in baseball management and finance as described in Michael Lewis’ wonderful book Moneyball wasn’t just the ability to quantify skill to predict outcomes, it was the…
complications… Reversing paralysis with a bypass 17 Jan 201617 Jan 2016 The patient is middle aged and had a type B thoracic aortic dissection (TBAD) as a consequence of recreational substances that acutely raised his blood pressure. At the outside hospital,…
type b aortic dissection… Complicated type B thoracic aortic dissections: an explanation of the hemodynamics 22 Dec 2015 Type B aortic dissections (TBAD) are frequently seen here at the Clinic as we serve as a regional referral center. As a trainee, I read the chapters discussing all the…
acute mesenteric ischemia… Acute Aortic Syndrome Unit -TBAD with SMA Dissection and Thrombosis with Acute Mesenteric Ischemia 19 Aug 201520 Aug 2015 The figure above shows the summarizes the problem that brought the patient to his local hospital and triggered his transfer to our acute aortic syndrome unit. The concept is that…
