Background: Arterial stiffness is increasingly used as an early marker of atherosclerosis and for the individual's assessment of cardiovascular risk. Ultrasound wall tracking allows assessing the ...

Cardiovascular diseases are a leading health concern in Hong Kong, prompting many to undergo regular heart check-ups for ...

An alternative diagnostic method could improve early detection and treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to ...

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.

We propose a system for thoracic aortic stent-graft deployment that employs a magnetic tracking system (MTS) and intraoperative ultrasound (US). A preoperative plan is first performed using a general ...