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    Aortic elastic fiber degeneration during acute type a aortic dissection and reverse aortic remodeling

    Progression of proximal or distal aortic dilatation is defined as reverse aortic remodeling after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) that may be dependent on aortic wall degeneration.

    Trina Chen, Ivana Kholova, Timo Paavonen in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2024)

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    Histopathology reveals concealed aortic valve inflammation

    The extent of aortic valve inflammation in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) is unsettled. The significance of aortic valve histopathology in patients undergoing AVR is undetermined.

    Mona Laaksonen, Ivana Kholova, Timo Paavonen in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2024)

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    Ascending aortic wall degeneration in patients with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve

    The magnitude of ascending aortic degeneration in patients with bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) is controversial.

    Ari Mennander, Ivana Kholova, Saku Pelttari in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2022)