Advances in Understanding Aortic Diseases
Following the first international symposium ever held in Asia on Advances in Understanding Aortic Diseases (AUAD), this volume of proceedings contains the papers presented in both the oral and poster sessions. The 8th AUAD symposium greatly contributed to
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Teruhisa Kazui
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Shinichi Takamoto
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Advances in Understanding Aortic Diseases
Editors: Teruhisa Kazui, M.D. Cardio-vascular Center Hokkaido Ohno Hospital 4-1Nishino, Nishi-ku Sapporo 063-0034 Japan
Shinichi Takamoto, M.D. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Graduate School of Medicine The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8655 Japan
ISBN: 978-4-431-99236-3 e-ISBN: 978-4-431-99237-0 DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-99237-0 Springer Tokyo Berlin Heidelberg New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009925501 © Springer 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Thoracic aortic surgery has recently made major advances, and, as a consequence, there have been significant improvements in its outcomes. Moreover, new technologies such as endovascular treatment and diagnostic imaging with 3D-CT, MRI, and US, as well as research on the fundamental mechanism of the genesis of aortic aneurysms, are making encouraging progress. The first international symposium on Advances in Understanding Aortic Diseases (AUAD) was convened in Europe, and subsequent symposia were shared between Europe and the United States. The first to be held in Asia was the 8th symposium, for which the venue was Tokyo, and which took place October 13–14, 2007. Because aortic diseases, especially thoracic aortic diseases, are more common in Japan than in Western countries, the arrival of the AUAD international symposium in Japan was an occasion of some significance. In the 8th AUAD symposium, our intention was to promote further international understanding of aortic diseases, especially in Asia. The approximately 200 participants included 22 international guests, and 66 papers were presented. These proceedings contain all the papers presented in Tokyo in both the oral and the poster sessions. I expect these proceedings to promote a greatly improved understanding, both of aortic diseases and of the current status of research into these diseases, not only here but far beyond these shores as well. The symposium was held in conjunction with the 15th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Aortic Surgery, for whose cooperation I would like to extend sincere thanks. In addition, I wish to expres
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