In the small percentage of patients undergoing TAVR who have a preexisting unruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), there appears to be increased risks of both aortic dissection and cardiac ...

Thoracic aortic aneurysms represent a major health problem. Untreated thoracic aortic aneurysms may rupture, which has a dismal outcome. The standard treatment for thoracic aneurysms is open surgical ...

Absolute risk for aortic dissection was low among a cohort of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms as large as 6 cm, though larger size was associated with higher risk for aortic dissection and all ...

For patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), a higher total vascular score (TVS) based on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging at diagnosis is associated with a ...

Scientists at the Aortic Institute at Yale tested the genomes of more than 100 patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms, a potentially lethal condition, and provided genetically personalized care. They ...

A clinical trial is underway at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) to study the safety and effectiveness of an endovascular medical device to treat life-threatening thoracic aortic ...

1.3.2 Additional genes (if tested by next-generation sequencing, including whole-exome/genome sequencing and panel sequencing) 1.4 Mutational spectrum: (Please note ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, those with thoracic aortic aneurysm had ...

Adam Taylor is affiliated with The Anatomical Society. American journalist Grant Wahl, who died while reporting on a match during the 2022 Qatar World Cup, is said to have suffered from a ruptured ...

Catheter-based techniques, with their theoretic advantages, have changed the trends of vascular surgery. The minimally invasive character of stent grafting, with the obvious avoidance of major surgery ...