Cardio-aortic and Aortic Surgery

1 The Science and Art of Aortic Disease.- The Natural History of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms.- Pathophysiology of Aortic Dissection and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.- Advances in Diagnostic Imaging During Aortic Surgery: Impact of Three-Dimensional Diagnosis by Multislice Computed Tomography.- 2 Surgery of the Aortic Root.- Stentless Aortic Valve Replacement.- Valve-Preserving Root Replacement.- Endoscopic Assessment of Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Reconstruction: Root Aneurysm Versus Ascending Aneurysm.- Valve-Sparing Operation Versus Bentall Operation: Comparison at Medium-Term Follow-Up.- 3 Brain Protection.- Physiology of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion.- Brain Protection with the Use of Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion and Aortic Surgery.- Continuous Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion: Brain Protection During Aortic Surgery with Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.- Prevention of Stroke Related to Ascending Aortic and Aortic Arch Atherothrombotic Material: Review.- 4 Surgery of the Ascending and/or Transverse Aorta.- Surgery of the Ascending and/or Transverse Aorta.- Aortic Arch Surgery and Methods of Protection.- Strategy for Redo Surgery on the Thoracic Aorta.- Surgery of the Ascending Aorta and/or Aortic Arch Using Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest with Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion and Open Technique.- Operative Procedures and Surgical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Repair of the Ascending Aorta and/or Transverse Aortic Arch.- 5 Surgery of the Aortic Arch and Distal Descending Aorta.- Arch and Thoracoabdominal Replacement.- Surgery of the Aortic Arch Involving the Descending Aorta.- Surgical Approaches to Nondissecting Atherosclerotic Aneurysms of the Distal Aortic Arch or Proximal Descending Aorta Using Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest with Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion: Midsternotomy and Left Lateral Thoracotomy.- Strategy for Avoiding Cerebral Complications During Surgery for Arch and Distal Arch Aneurysm.- Surgical Treatment of the Distal Aortic Arch Aneurysm Using Selective Cerebral Perfusion.- 6 Management of Mycotic Aneurysms and Graft Infection.- Management of Mycotic Aneurysms and Graft Infection.- Mycotic Aneurysms of the Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aorta.- Graft Infection After Aortic Surgery: Strategy and Outcome.- Surgical Treatment of Mycotic Aortic Aneurysms and Management of Aortic Graft Infections.- 7 Spinal Protection.- Monitoring of Spinal Cord Function During Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair.- Spinal Cord Protection Including Localization of Arterial Radicularis Magna.- Enhancement of HSP72 Gene Expression in Spinal Cord After Preconditioning for Transient Ischemia in Rabbits.- Glutamate Neurotoxicity in Spinal Cord Injury.- Strategies for Preventing Spinal Cord Ischemia During Descending or Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery: Preoperative Visualization of the Adamkiewicz Artery and Intraoperative Motor-Evoked Potentials.- 8 Strategy of Type I and II Thoracoabdominal Aortic Replacement.- Strategy of Surgery for Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms.- Surgical Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms.- Atypical Thoracoabdominal Aortic Coarctation.- Impact of Segmental Aortic Clamp and Distal Aortic Perfusion on Postoperative Paraplegia During Thoracoabdominal Aortic Graft Replacement.- Surgical Treatment for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Strategy for Spinal Cord/Visceral Protection in Type I or Type II Thoracoabdominal Aortic Replacement.- Prevention of Spinal Cord Injury During Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repairs.- 9 Treatment of Type A Acute Aortic Dissection.- Acute Type A Aortic Dissection and Early Hazard Mortality: New Statistical Approaches and Room for Improvement.- Surgical Management of Acute Aortic Dissection Type A.- Surgical Treatment of Acute Type A Dissections in Profound Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.- Treatment of Type A Acute Aortic Dissection in Saitama.- Is Concomitant Total Arch Replacement Justified for Acute Type A Dissection?.- 10 New Treatments: Stent Grafts and Less Invasive Surgery.- Endovascular Stent-Grafts for Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Acute Type B Aortic Dissections.- Does Minimally Invasive Endovascular Grafting for Abdominal and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Induce Less Inflammatory Response?.- Endovascular Grafting for Various Conditions of the Descending Thoracic Aorta.- Minimal Access Aortic Surgery.- Key Word Index.