"Aorta, Thoracic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The portion of the descending aorta proceeding from the arch of the aorta and extending to the DIAPHRAGM, eventually connecting to the ABDOMINAL AORTA.
| Descriptor ID |
D001013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.056.372
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Aorta, Thoracic" by people in this website by year, and whether "Aorta, Thoracic" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2000 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2006 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2011 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2013 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2014 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2016 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2017 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2018 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2020 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2023 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aorta, Thoracic" by people in Profiles.
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Technical considerations and contemporary literature review of the Gore Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis?. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2026 Feb; 67(1):35-42.
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European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2026 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Descending Thoracic and Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Diseases - Editor's Choice. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2026 Feb; 71(2):172-270.
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Surgical Intervention Among Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease Parent-Child Dyads. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 04; 121(4):864-870.
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Double aortic arch: beyond "Benign"-a case of?life-threatening infantile cardiac arrest and hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. Cardiol Young. 2025 Nov; 35(11):2387-2388.
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Carotid artery percutaneous access with vessel closure devices in endovascular aortic arch repairs. J Vasc Surg. 2026 03; 83(3):656-661.
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Three-decade evolution from open to endovascular aortic repair of late anastomotic pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic or thoracoabdominal aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 01; 171(1):74-81.e4.
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Early outcomes of endovascular repair of aortic arch lesions in zone 0/1 with a thoracic branched endoprosthesis. J Vasc Surg. 2025 11; 82(5):1591-1600.e4.
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Outcomes of routine surveillance of grade 1 blunt traumatic aortic injury. J Vasc Surg. 2025 11; 82(5):1624-1629.
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Single retrograde thoracic branch endoprosthesis versus standard endovascular repair with subclavian coverage for treatment of blunt thoracic aortic injuries. J Vasc Surg. 2025 10; 82(4):1209-1214.
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Recommendations for Design, Execution, and Reporting of Studies on Experimental Thoracic Aortopathy in Preclinical Models. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2025 May; 45(5):609-631.