[Paradigm shifts in aortic pathology: clinical and therapeutic implications. Clinical imaging in chronic and acute aortic syndromes. The aorta as a cause of cardiac disease]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2014 Jun;15(6):363-75. doi: 10.1714/1582.17280.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Multimodal imaging plays a pivotal role in the assessment of the thoracic aorta, both in chronic and acute settings. Moving from improved knowledge on the structure and function of the aortic wall, as well as on its pathophysiology and histopathology, appropriate utilization of each imaging modality results into a better definition of the patient's need and proper treatment strategy. This review is aimed at highlighting the most critical aspects in this field, providing cardiologists with some novel clues for the imaging approach to patients with thoracic aortic disease.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / physiopathology
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / therapy
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Dissection / physiopathology
  • Aortic Dissection / therapy
  • Chronic Disease
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Heart Diseases / physiopathology
  • Heart Diseases / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*