Patrick R. Vargo

1 month ago | jamanetwork.com | Nicholas Oh |Eric Roselli |Patrick R. Vargo

Incidentally Detected Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve—Reply In Reply Dr Butler’s letter in response to our recent Clinical Challenge1 stresses the importance of genetic testing in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAAs). We agree that genetic testing is critical and may affect a patient’s treatment plan and outcome.

Jul 18, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Nicholas Oh |Eric Roselli |Patrick R. Vargo

A 25-Year-Old With an Incidentally Detected Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve A healthy 25-year-old woman was seen in the cardiology clinic 1 month after being diagnosed with an upper respiratory tract infection during an emergency department visit for 2 days of shortness of breath and low-grade fevers.

Oct 4, 2023 | jtcvs.org | Eric Roselli |Patrick R. Vargo |Faisal G. Bakaeen

Devices and procedureThe B-SAFER procedure is typically performed in 1 of 4 general iterations. The configurations used are shown in Figure 2. In the single anastomosis, single stent arch repair technique (SASS B-SAFER; n = 70), all the arch branches are contained within the native arch, and the surgical graft component is sutured to the composite of arch tissue and stentgraft device with a single stent placed into the most distal branch, typically the left subclavian artery.