The American Heart Association AHA offers some general information on aortic aneurysms. Other AHA sites are dedicated to information about computer imaging and tomography. Patients will find a comprehensive summary about aortic aneurysm surgery at Daw PRH , The Medical Reporter and the Kay Medical Group . Information about aortic dissections can be retrieved from the Medical Encyclopedia . The etiology of aortic aneurysms or dissections is most likely atherosclerosis or diseases of the vessel wall, such as Marfan Syndrome .
Many patients undergoing major vascular surgery suffer from a variety of concomitant diseases.
Preoperative evaluation of these patients is an important part of the anesthesiologic management. A summary of preoperative considerations in the vascular surgery patient can be found at the University of Chicago. Currently, there is no web site covering the topic of anesthesia and aneurysm of the ascending aorta or arch aneurysm. Find please in the following a summary of the few sources available on the Internet. Aneurysm of the ascending aorta The anesthesiologic management of patients undergoing repair of the ascending aorta is mainly the same as for aortic valve surgery.