Acquired disease of the thoracic aorta

General Articles/Presentations
2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology, American Stroke Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventional Radiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Society for Vascular Medicine WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, Loren F. Hiratzka, George L. Bakris, Joshua A. Beckman, Robert M. Bersin, Vincent F. Carr, Donald E. Casey, Jr, Kim A. Eagle, Luke K. Hermann, Eric M. Isselbacher, Ella A. Kazerooni, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Bruce W. Lytle, Dianna M. Milewicz, David L. Reich, Souvik Sen, Julie A. Shinn, Lars G. Svensson, and David M. Williams Anesth Analg August 2010 111:279-315; doi:10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181dd869b
Curriculum in Cardiology: Diagnosis and management issues in thoracic aortic aneurysm (Abstract) Anna M. Booher MD and Kim A. Eagle MD American Heart Journal Volume 162, Issue 1, July 2011, Pages 38-46.e1 doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2011.04.010
A. Aneurysms
	1. Atherosclerotic
	2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology, American Stroke Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventional Radiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Society for Vascular Medicine WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, Loren F. Hiratzka, George L. Bakris, Joshua A. Beckman, Robert M. Bersin, Vincent F. Carr, Donald E. Casey, Jr, Kim A. Eagle, Luke K. Hermann, Eric M. Isselbacher, Ella A. Kazerooni, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Bruce W. Lytle, Dianna M. Milewicz, David L. Reich, Souvik Sen, Julie A. Shinn, Lars G. Svensson, and David M. Williams Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 55, Issue 14, 6 April 2010, Pages e27–e129
	2. Marfan’s syndrome
	Imaging of Marfan Syndrome: Multisystemic Manifestations Hong Il Ha, Joon Beom Seo, Sang Hoon Lee, Joon-Won Kang, Hyun Woo Goo, Tae-Hwan Lim, and Myung Jin Shin Radiographics July-August 2007 27:989-1004; doi:10.1148/rg.274065171
	3. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
	Clinical and Genetic Features of Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome Type IV, the Vascular Type Melanie Pepin, M.S., Ulrike Schwarze, M.D., Andrea Superti-Furga, M.D., and Peter H. Byers, M.D. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:673-680 March 9, 2000
	Loeys-Dietz syndrome: cardiovascular, neuroradiological and musculoskeletal imaging findings (Abstract) Vivek B. Kalra, John W. Gilbert, Ajay Malhotra Pediatric Radiology, December 2011, Volume 41, Issue 12, pp 1495-1504
B. Pseudoaneurysms
Case in Point Extra Chamber S. Sudhakar, J. Webb, A. Sewani
	1. Mycotic
	Acute Infectious Pseudoaneurysm of the Descending Thoracic Aorta and Review of Infectious Aortitis Marisa Cevasco, Matthew T. Menard, Richard Bafford, and Ciaran J. McNamee VASC ENDOVASCULAR SURG November 2010 44: 697-700, first published on July 30, 2010 doi:10.1177/1538574410376449
	2. Post-traumatic and post-surgical
	Continuing Medical Education: Multidetector CT of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Prachi P. Agarwal, Aamer Chughtai, Frederick R. K. Matzinger, and Ella A. Kazerooni Radiographics March-April 2009 29:537-552; doi:10.1148/rg.292075080
	2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology, American Stroke Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventional Radiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Society for Vascular Medicine WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, Loren F. Hiratzka, George L. Bakris, Joshua A. Beckman, Robert M. Bersin, Vincent F. Carr, Donald E. Casey, Jr, Kim A. Eagle, Luke K. Hermann, Eric M. Isselbacher, Ella A. Kazerooni, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Bruce W. Lytle, Dianna M. Milewicz, David L. Reich, Souvik Sen, Julie A. Shinn, Lars G. Svensson, and David M. Williams Anesth Analg August 2010 111:279-315; doi:10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181dd869b
C. Dissection
CT and MRI in Diseases of the Aorta Litmanovich, Diana, Bankier, Alexander A., Cantin, Luce, Raptopoulos, Vassilios, Boiselle, Phillip M. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2009 193: 928-940 DOI:10.2214/AJR.08.2166
State-of-the-Art CT and MR Imaging of Aortic Diseases Diana Litmanovich, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Lecture Slides from NASCI’s Annual Meeting 2009
Acute Aortic Syndromes Carole J. Dennie, MD Society of Thoracic Radiology video
Acute Aortic Syndromes: New Insights from Electrocardiographically Gated Computed Tomography (Abstract) Dominik Fleischmann, MD, R. Scott Mitchell, MD, D. Craig Miller, MD Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 340-347 (Winter 2008) doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2008.11.011
	1. Intramural hematoma
	Natural History and CT Appearances of Aortic Intramural Hematoma Christine P. Chao, T. Gregory Walker, and Sanjeeva P. Kalva Radiographics May-June 2009 29:791-804; doi:10.1148/rg.293085122
	CT and MR Imaging of Acute Aortic Syndrome Diana Litmanovich, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Lecture Slides from NASCI’s Annual Meeting 2010
	The Loeys–Dietz syndrome: an update for the clinician (Abstract) Van Hemelrijk, Christinea; Renard, Marjolijnb; Loeys, Bartb Current Opinion in Cardiology: November 2010 – Volume 25 – Issue 6 – p 546–551 doi: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32833f0220
D. Aortitis
Imaging Findings in Takayasu’s Arteritis Michael B. Gotway, Philip A. Araoz, Thanila A. Macedo, Anthony W. Stanson, Charles B. Higgins, Ernest J. Ring, Samuel K. Dawn, W. Richard Webb, Jessica W. T. Leung and Gautham P. Reddy AJR 2005; 184:1945-1950
Takayasu arteritis: MR manifestations and diagnosis of acute and chronic phase (Abstract) Matsunaga N, Hayashi K, Sakamoto I, Matsuoka Y, Ogawa Y, Honjo K, Takano K. J Magn Reson Imaging. 1998 Mar-Apr;8(2):406-14.
New Techniques in Cardiothoracic Imaging, p. 105-126 – (Textbook) Phillip M. Boiselle, Charles S. White
E. Atherosclerosis
Unenhanced MR Angiography: Techniques and Clinical Applications in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Satoru Morita, Ai Masukawa, Kazufumi Suzuki, Masami Hirata, Shinya Kojima, and Eiko Ueno Radiographics March-April 2011 31:2 E13-E33; doi:10.1148/rg.312105075
Current Techniques for MR Imaging of Atherosclerosis (Abstract) Niranjan Balu, PhD; jinnan Wang, PhD; Li Dong, MD; Florence Baluyot, MS; Huijun Chen, PhD; Chun Yuan, PhDTopics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging: August 2009 – Volume 20 – Issue 4 – pp 203-215 doi: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e3181ea287d

	1. Plaque
	Stabilisation of atherosclerotic plaques. Position Paper of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology S. Ylä-Herttuala, J. F. Bentzon, M. Daemen, E. Falk, H. M. Garcia-Garcia, J. Herrmann, I. Hoefer, J. W. Jukema, R. Krams, B. R. Kwak, N. Marx, M. Naruszewicz, A. Newby, G. Pasterkamp, P. W. J. C. Serruys, J. Waltenberger, C. Weber, L. Tokgözoglu Thrombosis and Haemostasis ISSN: 0340-6245 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1160/TH10-12-0784 Issue: 2011: 106/1 (July) Pages: 1-19
	Imaging of Atherosclerosis (Abstract) D.R.J. Owen, A.C. Lindsay, R.P. Choudhury, and Z.A. Fayad Annual Review of MedicineVol. 62: 25-40 (Volume publication date February 2011) DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-041709-133809
	2. Ulcerated plaque
	Current Techniques for MR Imaging of Atherosclerosis (Abstract) Balu, Niranjan PhD; Wang, Jinnan PhD; Dong, Li MD; Baluyot, Florence MS; Chen, Huijun PhD; Yuan, Chun PhD Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging: August 2009 – Volume 20 – Issue 4 – pp 203-215 doi: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e3181ea287d
	Diagnostic imaging of aortic atherosclerosis and its complications (Abstract) Glenn A Krinsky, MD Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, Volume 12, Issue 3, August 2002, Pages 437–443 dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1052-5149(02)00018-7
	3. Penetrating ulcer
	Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer of the Aorta: Imaging Features and Disease Concept Hideyuki Hayashi, Yohjiro Matsuoka, Ichiro Sakamoto, Eijun Sueyoshi, Tomoaki Okimoto, Kuniaki Hayashi, and Naofumi Matsunaga Radiographics July 2000 20:995-1005
	Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers of the Infrarenal Aorta: Life-threatening Lesions (Abstract) M. Batta, P. Haudebourga, P.-F. Plancharda, E. Ferrarib, R. Hassen-Khodjaa and P.-J. Bouillannea European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2005, Pages 35-42 doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.09.025
	Acute aortic syndrome (Abstract) Steven L. Lansman, Paul C. Saunders, Ramin Malekan, David Spielvogel The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery – December 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 6, Supplement, Pages S92-S97, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.062)
	Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers of the Infrarenal Aorta: Life-threatening Lesions (Abstract) M. Batt, P. Haudebourg, P.-F. Planchard, E. Ferrari, R. Hassen-Khodja, P.-J. Bouillanne European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 35-42, January 2005 Accepted 28 September 2004. published online 28 October 2004.
F. Therapeutic and interventional options
Imaging Techniques for Detection and Management of Endoleaks after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair S. William Stavropoulos and Sridhar R. Charagundla Radiology June 2007 243:641-655; doi:10.1148/radiol.2433051649
MDCT Angiography of Thoracic Aorta Endovascular Stent-Grafts: Pearls and Pitfalls Jenny K. Hoang, Santiago Martinez and Lynne M. Hurwitz AJR 2009; 192:515-524, American Roentgen Ray Society, DOI:10.2214/AJR.08.1365
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Written by the Standards of Practice Committee for the Society of Interventional Radiology and Endorsed by the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe and the Canadian Interventional Radiology Association (Abstract) T. Gregory Walker, Sanjeeva P. Kalva, Kalpana Yeddula, Stephan Wicky, Sanjoy Kundu, Peter Drescher, B. Janne d’Othee, Steven C. Rose, John F. Cardella Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology – November 2010 (Vol. 21, Issue 11, Pages 1632-1655, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.07.008)
Natural history of thoracic aortic aneurysms: indications for surgery, and surgical versus nonsurgical risks John A. Elefteriades Ann Thorac Surg 2002 74: S1877-1880
Aortic Fenestration: A Why, When, and How-to Guide George G. Hartnell and Julia Gates Radiographics January 2005 25:175-189; doi:10.1148/rg.251045078
Pre- and Postoperative Imaging of the Aortic Root for Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Repair (V-SARR)(Abstract) Dominik Fleischmann, MD, David H. Liang, MD, PhD, R. Scott Mitchell, MD, D. Craig Miller, MD Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 365-373 (Winter 2008)
Imaging of the Postoperative Thoracic Aorta: The Spectrum of Normal and Abnormal Findings (Abstract) Jenny K. Hoang MBBS, Santiago Martinez Ma and Lynne M. Hurwitz MD Seminars in Roentgenology, Thoracic Aortic Disease, Volume 44, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 52-62, doi:10.1053/j.ro.2008.10.003
Utility of the Aortic Fenestration Technique in the Management of Acute Aortic Dissections Pradhan S, Elefteriades JA, Sumpio BE. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Oct;13(5):296-300.
Intramural Hematoma and Penetrating Ulcers: Indications to Endovascular Treatment H. Eggebrecht, B. Plicht, P. Kahlert, R. Erbel European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 659-665, December 2009
Radiology of advanced EVAR techniques in complex abdominal aortic aneurysms Uei Pua and Kongteng Tan European Radiology Volume 22, Number 2 (2012), 387-397, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2261-9
Penetrating aortic ulcer: Defining risks and therapeutic strategies (Abstract) M.S. Bischoff, P. Geisbüsch, A.S. Peters, A. Hyhlik-Dürr and D. Böckler Herz, Volume 36, Number 6 (2011), 498-504, DOI: 10.1007/s00059-011-3513-9