This article reviews the recent and relevant literature to the field of aortic surgery. Specific areas highlighted include outcomes of Stanford type A dissection, management of acute aortic syndromes, management of aortic aneurysms, and traumatic aortic injury. Although the focus was on articles from 2023, literature from prior years also was included, given that this article is the first of a series. Notably, the pertinent sections from the 2022 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management Aortic Disease are discussed.
Keyphrases
- aortic dissection
- aortic valve
- pulmonary artery
- left ventricular
- minimally invasive
- systematic review
- coronary artery bypass
- spinal cord injury
- coronary artery
- randomized controlled trial
- intensive care unit
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- cardiac surgery
- atrial fibrillation
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- surgical site infection
- acute coronary syndrome
- acute kidney injury
- drug induced
- hepatitis b virus