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Arteriosclerosis of aorta

MedGen UID:
781077
•Concept ID:
C1388177
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Aortic arteriosclerosis; Arteriosclerotic aortic disease
SNOMED CT: Arteriosclerosis of aorta (1284863004); Aortic arteriosclerosis (1284863004); Arteriosclerotic aortic disease (1284863004)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pleuritic Chest Pain: Sorting Through the Differential Diagnosis.
Reamy BV, Williams PM, Odom MR
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 1;96(5):306-312. PMID: 28925655
2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases: Document covering acute and chronic aortic diseases of the thoracic and abdominal aorta of the adult. The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Erbel R, Aboyans V, Boileau C, Bossone E, Bartolomeo RD, Eggebrecht H, Evangelista A, Falk V, Frank H, Gaemperli O, Grabenwöger M, Haverich A, Iung B, Manolis AJ, Meijboom F, Nienaber CA, Roffi M, Rousseau H, Sechtem U, Sirnes PA, Allmen RS, Vrints CJ; ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines
Eur Heart J 2014 Nov 1;35(41):2873-926. Epub 2014 Aug 29 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu281. PMID: 25173340
ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease): endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; and Vascular Disease Foundation.
Hirsch AT, Haskal ZJ, Hertzer NR, Bakal CW, Creager MA, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Murphy WR, Olin JW, Puschett JB, Rosenfield KA, Sacks D, Stanley JC, Taylor LM Jr, White CJ, White J, White RA, Antman EM, Smith SC Jr, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Gibbons RJ, Hunt SA, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B; American Association for Vascular Surgery; Society for Vascular Surgery; Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions; Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology; Society of Interventional Radiology; ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; Vascular Disease Foundation
Circulation 2006 Mar 21;113(11):e463-654. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.174526. PMID: 16549646

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Direct Impact of Human Platelets on the Development of Transplant Arteriosclerosis.
Görner S, Heim C, Weigmann B, von Silva-Tarouca B, Kuckhahn A, Ramsperger-Gleixner M, Zimmermann R, Weyand M, Ensminger SM
Transplantation 2022 Jun 1;106(6):1180-1192. Epub 2022 Aug 30 doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003935. PMID: 34468430
Morphological and Histopathological Study of Autopsied Patients with Atherosclerosis and HIV.
Oliveira MS, da Silva Torquato BG, Tsuji SY, Aguiar LS, Juliano GR, da Silveira LAM, Miranda Corrêa RR, Rocha LB, da Fonseca Ferraz ML
Curr HIV Res 2021 Feb 26;19(2):121-127. doi: 10.2174/1570162X18999201029123356. PMID: 33135614
Aorta-innominate bypass through ministernotomy.
Mansukhani NA, Miller KR, Havelka GE, Russell HM, Eskandari MK
J Vasc Surg 2018 Aug;68(2):607-610. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.01.069. PMID: 30037677
Arterial aging: pathophysiological principles.
O'Rourke MF
Vasc Med 2007 Nov;12(4):329-41. doi: 10.1177/1358863X07083392. PMID: 18048471
Supraceliac aortorenal bypass.
Hagino RT, Valentine RJ, Clagett GP
J Vasc Surg 1997 Sep;26(3):482-9; discussion 490-1. doi: 10.1016/s0741-5214(97)70041-7. PMID: 9308594

Diagnosis

The Rationalisation of Intra-Operative Imaging During Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Jaffar-Karballai M, Kayali F, Botezatu B, Satti DI, Harky A
Heart Lung Circ 2023 May;32(5):567-586. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.01.016. PMID: 36870922
Bad aorta.
Tajima K
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 May;62(5):273-81. Epub 2014 Mar 18 doi: 10.1007/s11748-014-0388-8. PMID: 24634147
Non-coronary atherosclerosis.
Gallino A, Aboyans V, Diehm C, Cosentino F, Stricker H, Falk E, Schouten O, Lekakis J, Amann-Vesti B, Siclari F, Poredos P, Novo S, Brodmann M, Schulte KL, Vlachopoulos C, De Caterina R, Libby P, Baumgartner I; European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Peripheral Circulation
Eur Heart J 2014 May;35(17):1112-9. Epub 2014 Mar 3 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu071. PMID: 24595865
Multi-angle compound imaging.
Jespersen SK, Wilhjelm JE, Sillesen H
Ultrason Imaging 1998 Apr;20(2):81-102. doi: 10.1177/016173469802000201. PMID: 9691367
Arteria magna revisited.
Randall PA, Omar MM, Rohner R, Hedgcock M, Brenner RJ
Radiology 1979 Aug;132(2):295-300. doi: 10.1148/132.2.295. PMID: 461783

Therapy

The Rationalisation of Intra-Operative Imaging During Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Jaffar-Karballai M, Kayali F, Botezatu B, Satti DI, Harky A
Heart Lung Circ 2023 May;32(5):567-586. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.01.016. PMID: 36870922
Anti-inflammatory and atheroprotective properties of glucagon.
Osaka N, Kushima H, Mori Y, Saito T, Hiromura M, Terasaki M, Yashima H, Ohara M, Fukui T, Matsui T, Hirano T, Yamagishi SI
Diab Vasc Dis Res 2020 May-Jun;17(5):1479164120965183. doi: 10.1177/1479164120965183. PMID: 33076703Free PMC Article
Nuclear receptors in abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Neels JG, Hassen-Khodja R, Chinetti G
Atherosclerosis 2020 Mar;297:87-95. Epub 2020 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.02.009. PMID: 32105947
Tuberculosis and pseudoaneurysms.
De Smet D, Payen MC, Remes J, Van den Wijngaert S, Vouche M, Konopnicki D
Med Mal Infect 2020 Aug;50(5):446-450. Epub 2020 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2020.01.013. PMID: 32081503
The two faces of hypertension: role of aortic stiffness.
Smulyan H, Mookherjee S, Safar ME
J Am Soc Hypertens 2016 Feb;10(2):175-83. Epub 2015 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2015.11.012. PMID: 26725014

Prognosis

Surgical management and long-term follow-up of aberrant right coronary arteries in adults.
Bartram J, Hussain A, Chaubey S, Mittal A, Khan H, Wendler O
J Card Surg 2022 Jun;37(6):1497-1502. Epub 2022 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/jocs.16461. PMID: 35355326
Peripheral Artery Disease and Aortic Disease.
Criqui MH, Aboyans V, Allison MA, Denenberg JO, Forbang N, McDermott MM, Wassel CL, Wong ND
Glob Heart 2016 Sep;11(3):313-326. doi: 10.1016/j.gheart.2016.08.005. PMID: 27741978Free PMC Article
Atheromas of the thoracic aorta: clinical and therapeutic update.
Tunick PA, Kronzon I
J Am Coll Cardiol 2000 Mar 1;35(3):545-54. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00604-x. PMID: 10716454
Supraceliac aortorenal bypass.
Hagino RT, Valentine RJ, Clagett GP
J Vasc Surg 1997 Sep;26(3):482-9; discussion 490-1. doi: 10.1016/s0741-5214(97)70041-7. PMID: 9308594
Surgery of the thoracic aorta.
Kouchoukos NT, Dougenis D
N Engl J Med 1997 Jun 26;336(26):1876-88. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199706263362606. PMID: 9197217

Clinical prediction guides

Spatial Metabolomics Identifies LPC(18:0) and LPA(18:1) in Advanced Atheroma With Translation to Plasma for Cardiovascular Risk Estimation.
Cao J, Martin-Lorenzo M, van Kuijk K, Wieland EB, Gijbels MJ, Claes BSR, Heredero A, Aldamiz-Echevarria G, Heeren RMA, Goossens P, Sluimer JC, Balluff B, Alvarez-Llamas G
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2024 Mar;44(3):741-754. Epub 2024 Feb 1 doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.320278. PMID: 38299357
Multivessel Coronary Disease and Severe Atherosclerotic Aorta: Real-World Experience.
Gasparovic I, Artemiou P, Domonkos A, Bezak B, Gazova A, Kyselovic J, Hulman M
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Nov 2;59(11) doi: 10.3390/medicina59111943. PMID: 38003992Free PMC Article
New insights into endogenous mechanisms of protection against arterial calcification.
Villa-Bellosta R
Atherosclerosis 2020 Aug;306:68-74. Epub 2020 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.03.007. PMID: 32209233
Overexpression of caspase-1 in aorta of patients with coronary atherosclerosis.
Zheng F, Gong Z, Xing S, Xing Q
Heart Lung Circ 2014 Nov;23(11):1070-4. Epub 2014 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.256. PMID: 24954757
Task force on: 'Early markers of atherosclerosis: influence of age and sex'.
Ciccone MM, Bilianou E, Balbarini A, Gesualdo M, Ghiadoni L, Metra M, Palmiero P, Pedrinelli R, Salvetti M, Scicchitano P, Zito A, Novo S, Mattioli AV
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2013 Oct;14(10):757-66. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328362078d. PMID: 24335886

Recent systematic reviews

Abdominal Penetrating Aortic Ulcer and Endovascular Treatments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Wang B, Qiu C, Yu X, He Y, Chen T, Lin R, Wang X, Pan J, Wang X, Zhang H, Wu Z
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2023 Nov;57(8):838-847. Epub 2023 Jun 2 doi: 10.1177/15385744231180678. PMID: 37267067
The Rationalisation of Intra-Operative Imaging During Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Jaffar-Karballai M, Kayali F, Botezatu B, Satti DI, Harky A
Heart Lung Circ 2023 May;32(5):567-586. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.01.016. PMID: 36870922
Extrathoracic Aneurysms in Marfan Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Requejo-García L, Martínez-López R, Plana-Andani E, Medina-Badenes P, Hernándiz-Martínez A, Torres-Blanco A, Miralles-Hernández M
Ann Vasc Surg 2022 Nov;87:548-559. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.08.005. PMID: 36029951
A Systematic Review of Strategies for Preventing Delirium in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery.
Meulenbroek AL, van Mil SR, Faes MC, Mattace-Raso FUS, Fourneau I, van der Laan L
Ann Vasc Surg 2022 Sep;85:433-443. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.04.005. PMID: 35460860
Association between osteoarthritis and atherosclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Macêdo MB, Santos VMOS, Pereira RMR, Fuller R
Exp Gerontol 2022 May;161:111734. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2022.111734. PMID: 35151784

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