title: [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].
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.
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Nistri
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Roghi
authors: Donato
authors: D
authors: Mele
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Biagini
authors: Elisabetta
authors: E
authors: Chiodi
authors: Ettore
authors: E
authors: Colombo
authors: Giulia
authors: G
authors: d'Amati
authors: Ornella
authors: O
authors: Leone
authors: Annalisa
authors: A
authors: Angelini
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Basso
authors: Guglielmina
authors: G
authors: Pepe
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Rapezzi
authors: Gaetano
authors: G
authors: Thiene
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed