Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the heart to the lower part of the body. In early fetal development, it ...

GORE ® Ascending Stent Graft, an investigational device, is an off-the-shelf endovascular solution designed to treat life-threatening Type A dissections of the ascending aorta FLAGSTAFF, Ariz ...

Most ascending aortic dissections have been found to occur when the aortic diameter is less than 5.5cm. ... Structure and Function of the Heart; What is Cardioprotection? Last Updated: Jul 27, 2022 ...

Index to quantify ascending aortic pressure waveform. Although ascending aortic input impedance would most clearly manifest large arterial function and reflection in the arterial system, 8,9,10 ...

Some authors have doubts concerning the reliability of the transfer function as well as the calibration with arm/cuff pressure used in generating the corresponding ascending aortic pressure ...

In women, greater ascending aortic diameter was associated with 33% higher cardiovascular mortality risk. Remodeling of the aging aorta seems to be different between women and men with faster ...

The aortic arch is the portion of the main artery that bends between the ascending and descending aorta. It leaves the heart and ascends, then descends back to create the arch. The aorta ...

Many were surprised by the death of the veteran diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke last week, but aortic tears kill at least 2,000 Americans a year with little warning.