Aortic Diseases

SECTION I. INTRODUCTION.- 1. The Normal Aorta: Anatomy, Embryology, and Normal Dimensions.- 2. Hemodynamics and Biomechanics.- SECTION II. IMAGING TECHNIQUES.- 3. Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography.- 4. Computed Tomography and PET.- 5. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Aortic Disease.- 6. Perspective: Multimodality Imaging in Clinical Practice.- SECTION III. AORTIC DILATION AND ANEURYSMS.- 7. Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, and Classification.- 8. Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aortopathy.- 9. Genetics in Aortic Disease.- 10. Aortopathy in Marfan Syndrome.- 11. Aortopathy in Loeys-Dietz Syndrome and Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.- 12. Nonsyndromic Aortopathy.- 13. Genetic Aortic Disease in the Pediatric Population.- SECTION IV. AORTIC SURGERY.- 15. Surgical Treatment of the Ascending Aorta: Therapeutic Options.- 16. Surgical Treatment of the Aortic Arch and Descending Aorta.- 17. Endovascular Treatment of the Aorta.- 18. Diagnosis and Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.- 19. Perspective: Aortic Surgery — A Field in Continuous Evolution.- SECTION V. ACUTE AORTIC SYNDROME.- 20. Acute Aortic Syndrome: Classification, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Management.- 21. Type A Aortic Dissection.- 22. Type B Aortic Dissection.- 23. Evolution and Predictors After the Acute Phase of Aortic Dissection.- 24. Aortic Intramural Hematoma.- 25. Penetrating Aortic Ulcer.- 26. Insight and New Challenges of TEVAR After Uncomplicated Acute Aortic Syndrome.- 27. Traumatic and Iatrogenic Aortic Injuries.- 28. Perspective: Advances in the Management of Acute Aortic Syndrome.- SECTION VI. MISCELLANEOUS.- 29. Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Aortic Masses.- 30. Aortitis.- 31. Aortic Coarctation and Other Congenital Anomalies.- 32. Aortic Disease in Women: Pregnancy, Genetic Counseling, and Assisted Reproduction.- 33. Physical Exercise and Quality of Life in Aortic Disease.- 34. Perspective: Advances, Uncertainties, and Future.