Cardio-aortic and Aortic Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XX

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2. The Science and Art of Aortic Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Natural History of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

      • Randall B. Griepp

      Pages 3-3

   3. Pathophysiology of Aortic Dissection and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

      • Yutaka Nakashima

      Pages 4-11

   4. Advances in Diagnostic Imaging During Aortic Surgery: Impact of Three-Dimensional Diagnosis by Multislice Computed Tomography

      • Hideo Adachi, Yasuyuki Kobayashi

      Pages 12-18

3. Surgery of the Aortic Root

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Stentless Aortic Valve Replacement

      • Stephen Westaby

      Pages 21-23

   3. Valve-Preserving Root Replacement

      • Hans-Joachim Schäfers

      Pages 24-24

   4. Endoscopic Assessment of Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Reconstruction: Root Aneurysm Versus Ascending Aneurysm

      • Tsuyoshi Ito, Satoshi Ohtsubo

      Pages 25-32

   5. Valve-Sparing Operation Versus Bentall Operation: Comparison at Medium-Term Follow-Up

      • Kenji Minatoya, Yutaka Okita, Yuji Hanafusa, Osamu Tagusari, Yoshikado Sasako, Junjiro Kobayashi et al.

      Pages 33-40

4. Brain Protection

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Physiology of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion

      • Eva B. Griepp

      Pages 43-43

   3. Brain Protection with the Use of Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion and Aortic Surgery

      • Nobuyuki Nakajima, Masahisa Masuda, Mitsuru Nakaya, Mizuho Imamaki, Hitoshi Shimura, Yoshihiro Okada et al.

      Pages 44-52

   4. Continuous Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion: Brain Protection During Aortic Surgery with Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

      • Yuichi Ueda

      Pages 53-59

   5. Prevention of Stroke Related to Ascending Aortic and Aortic Arch Atherothrombotic Material: Review

      • Richard S. D’Agostino

      Pages 60-71

5. Surgery of the Ascending and/or Transverse Aorta

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Surgery of the Ascending and/or Transverse Aorta

      • Stephen Westaby

      Pages 75-76

   3. Aortic Arch Surgery and Methods of Protection

      • Lars G. Svensson

      Pages 77-89

   4. Strategy for Redo Surgery on the Thoracic Aorta

      • Takeshi Miyairi, Shinichi Takamoto, Yutaka Kotsuka, Arata Murakami, Hiroshi Kubota, Toshiya Ohtsuka

      Pages 90-98

   5. Surgery of the Ascending Aorta and/or Aortic Arch Using Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest with Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion and Open Technique

      • Shigeyuki Aomi, Hiroshi Niinami, Sakashi Nozi, Kazuhiko Uwabe, Shinichirou Kihara, Tosio Kurihara et al.

      Pages 99-104

As societies have aged and aortic diseases have become more prevalent, advances in diagnostic imaging and surgical techniques have brought significantly improved results for patients. In cardiovascular surgery, important questions remain to be addressed, however. "Strategy for Cardio-aortic and Aortic Surgery" was the theme of the 7th Keio University International Symposium for Life Sciences and Medicine. Meeting in Tokyo, researchers and specialists in cardiac surgery from around the world discussed crucial issues in their field. Papers from the symposium, collected in this volume, cover a broad range of topics, including recent advances in diagnostic imaging, brain protection during aortic surgery, spinal protection during thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair, treatment of type A acute aortic dissection, and stent-grafts and less-invasive aortic surgery. This unique book provides valuable information especially for aortic, cardiovascular, and thoracic surgeons.

• Acute aortic dissection
• Aortic surgery
• Brain protection
• Spinal cord protection
• aneurysm
• aortic arch replacement
• cardiac surgery
• surgery
• vascular surgery

• Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

  Shiaki Kawada, Toshihiko Ueda, Hideyuki Shimizu

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