In patients with acute type A aortic dissection, receiving surgical repair at a high-volume aortic center is associated with improved survival.

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Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been ...

The disparities between men and women in prevalence, risk factors and symptoms of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) have a ...

Leonardo became obsessed with the heart in the latter period of his remarkable life. He made a prediction about the main blood vessel leaving the heart, the aorta. He had figured out how the flow of ...

Roger Black was told two things when his cardiologist sat him down with the news that he must prepare for open heart surgery.

The phase II data are promising for patients who are managed with watchful waiting before being offered an intervention.

The management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has recently evolved and is highly dependent on its staging, molecular characteristics, and patient condition. The preoperative stage of NSCLC ...

Morphometric measurements, including measurements of segmental length and tortuosity, were performed on three-dimensional models of the thoracic aorta. Results The length of the thoracic aorta was ...

Seven patients who had traumatic ruptures of the thoracic aorta are reported. Four of these died within a few hours of admission, allowing no opportunity for diagnosis or treatment. However, three ...

What is an aortic dissection? An aortic dissection is a tear (dissection) in the wall of the body’s main artery (aorta). The aorta sends blood from your heart to the rest of your body. A tear causes ...