Dan Axente

Dr. Dan Axente


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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 May 2013 in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
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DADan Axente
Dan Axente
HSHorațiu Silaghi
Horațiu Silaghi
CSCristina Alina Silaghi
Cristina Alina Silaghi
ZMZsigmond Zoltán Major
Zsigmond Zoltán Major
CMCarmen Maria Micu
Carmen Maria Micu
NCNicolae Augustin Constantea
Nicolae Augustin Constantea

26 August 2016 in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
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DADan Axente
Dan Axente
NCNicolae Augustin Constantea
Nicolae Augustin Constantea

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SISabina Istratoaie
Sabina Istratoaie
EKEmese Kovacs
Emese Kovacs
SMSIMONA MANOLE
SIMONA MANOLE
AIAndreea Ioana Inceu
Andreea Ioana Inceu
DADan Axente
Dan Axente
ASAdela Mihaela Serban
Adela Mihaela Serban
Background: Paraganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor derived from chromaffin cells. The overproduction of catecholamines accounts for the presenting symptoms and cardiovascular complications. The clinical presentation frequently overlaps with the associated cardiac diseases, delaying the diagnosis. Multimodality imaging and a multidisciplinary team are essential for the correct diagnosis and adequate clinical management. Case Summary: A 37-year-old woman with a personal medical history of long-standing arterial hypertension and radiofrequency ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia presented with progressive exertional dyspnea and elevated blood pressure values, despite a comprehensive pharmacological treatment with six antihypertensive drugs. The echocardiography showed a bicuspid aortic valve and severe aortic regurgitation. The computed tomography angiography revealed a retroperitoneal space-occupying solid lesion, with imaging characteristics suggestive of a paraganglioma. The multidisciplinary team concluded that tumor resection should be completed first, followed by an aortic valve replacement if necessary. The postoperative histopathology examination confirmed the diagnosis of paraganglioma. After the successful resection of the tumor, the patient was asymptomatic, and the intervention for aortic valve replacement was delayed. Discussion: This was a rare case of a late-detected paraganglioma in a young patient with resistant hypertension overlapping the clinical presentation and management of severe aortic regurgitation. A multimodality imaging approach including transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging had an emerging role in establishing the diagnosis and in guiding patient management and follow-up. The resection of paraganglioma was essential for the optimal timing of surgical correction for severe aortic regurgitation. We further reviewed various cardiovascular complications induced by pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas.

26 June 2013
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DADan Axente
Dan Axente
ZMZ Z Major
Z Z Major
CMC M Micu
C M Micu
NCN A Constantea
N A Constantea

1 August 2017 in Neurophysiology
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DADan Axente
Dan Axente
ZMZoltan Zsigmond Major
Zoltan Zsigmond Major
VDV. N. Dudric
V. N. Dudric
NCN. A. Constantea
N. A. Constantea

1 March 2008
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NCNicolae Constantea
Nicolae Constantea
DADan Axente
Dan Axente
BMBogdan Micu
Bogdan Micu