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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular and thoracic research2021

Demystifying penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of aorta: unrealised tyrant of senile aortic changes.

Rahul Dev, Khorwal Gitanjali, Darbari Anshuman

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular and thoracic research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Spontaneous Aortic Rupture: A Case Report.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2023
    Article
  4. Thoracic Aorta: Anatomy and Pathology.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Review
  5. Article
  6. Management of penetrating aortic ulcer and intramural hematoma in the thoracic aorta.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2022
    Article
  7. Shaggy aorta: ideal substrate for disaster. Updated review.Archivos peruanos de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascular
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rahul DevDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand-249203, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0072-9059
Khorwal GitanjaliDepartment of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand-249203, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1541-1764
Darbari AnshumanDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand-249203, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4524-2359
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review article describes demographic features, comorbidities, clinical and imaging findings, prognosis, and treatment strategies in penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU) and closely related entities using google scholar web search. PAU is one of the manifestations of the acute aortic syndrome (AAS) spectrum. The underlying aorta invariably shows atherosclerotic changes or aneurysmal dilatation. Hypertension is the most common contributing factor, with chest or back pain being the usual manifestation. Intramural hematoma (IMH) is the second entity associated with both PAU and aortic dissection (AD), more so with the latter. Chest radiograph can show mediastinal widening, pleural, or pericardial fluid in rupture. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the imaging modality of choice to visualize PAU, with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) adding diagnostic value. Lesser-known entities of intramural blood pool (IBP), limited intimal tears (LITs), and focal intimal disruptions (FID) are also encountered. PAU can form fistulous communication with adjacent organs whereas IMH may propagate to dissection. CTA aids in defining the management, open or endovascular options in surgical candidates.

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Aortic DissectionComputed Tomography AngiographyIntramural HematomaPenetrating Atherosclerotic UlcerThoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

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PMID33815696
PMCPMC8007901
OpenAlexW3131172673

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