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

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 ...

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 ...

Going into the season, the Rams defensive line and pass rush was regarded as a major question mark. The retirement of future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald left a humongous hole in a unit that had to ...

What is aortic stenosis in children? Aortic stenosis means that your child has a heart valve that is too narrow or is blocked. The aortic valve is 1 of 4 heart valves that keep blood flowing through ...

The new valve expands and pushes the old, narrowed valve to the side, taking over its function to allow for improved blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body. Aortic stenosis surgery is a ...

Postoperative echocardiography indicated no abnormal blood flow in the aorta, and there was a reduction in mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. Follow-up urine analysis and renal function tests were ...

9 For instance, a 60-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis, severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, chest irradiation, a calcified and atheromatous ascending aorta ... for this application ...