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A thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a bulge in the wall of the aorta, the body’s largest artery. If the aneurysm grows too ...

BACKGROUND: Vascular aging is an important phenotype characterized by structural and geometric remodeling. Some individuals ...

When we think of heart-related emergencies, we often picture heart attacks or strokes. But there’s another silent yet life-threatening condition that gets very little attention- aortic aneurysm.

A 68-year-old man with 1 week of bloating and constipation undergoes CT, which reveals Stanford type B aortic dissection ...

Background Current guidelines for aortic valve replacement (AVR) lack consensus on prosthesis selection in middle-aged patients. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive comparison of long-term ...

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better understand the development of this common disease, researchers from Bochum ...

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery associated with a horseshoe kidney (HSK) is a serious technical challenge for the surgeon. We reviewed our experience with 127 patients electively operated on ...

RATES of permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) exceed 20% in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR). A new retrospective ...

They successfully predict an aortic aneurysm in a patient with documented Marfan syndrome from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, showing clinical utility of their method.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...