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, ...

The Gore study will investigate how an endovascular stent graft, delivered via catheter, may be used to line the dissected portion of the ascending aorta as a less-invasive alternative to open ...

A novel, minimally invasive approach appears safe for treating life-threatening aneurysms that occur in the deepest part of the aorta, making it easier for surgeons to repair the aorta without opening ...

Intermountain Health surgeons have achieved a medical milestone for Utah patients by successfully performing the state’s first procedure to repair a lesion or tear in the ascending aorta, the largest ...

Background A 20-year-old male presented with a history of systemic hypertension. Examination revealed a systolic murmur with an early ejection click, and femoral pulses were markedly reduced.

We previously reported the enhancement of the aortic pressure wave reflection in patients with aortic coarctation after repair. 16 However, the study had two limitations. One was that some patients in ...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Boozman underwent heart surgery Tuesday and was recuperating in a northern Virginia hospital. He was expected to be hospitalized for three to five days. Doctors operated ...