Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take over the function of the damaged ventricle ... and the outflow cannula is connected to the ascending aorta, whereas in a right VAD ...

6 The negative effect of hypertrophy on left ventricular function would therefore appear earlier in ... Degenerative aortic regurgitation may be associated with an aneurysm of the ascending aorta, ...

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S. researchers ...

1–4 The present case represents a notable exception in that an aneurysm of the ascending aorta resulted from a nonspecific giant-cell aortitis. A.L. (M.G.H. 1283255), a 30-year-old Negro mother ...

"As an aside, the Ross procedure, which is my preference in this age group, is the only aortic valve replacement procedure ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally ... You may also have a special IV in your neck to measure heart function. You typically may have several other ...

Very few pieces have the ability to strike right to the core of our hearts. In The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams created a piece of music that can deeply transform the listener. Completed in 1914, ...