A man needing urgent treatment died after waiting more than five hours in A&E for a diagnosis at an overstretched South ...

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is a significant cause of mortality in the elderly population. Despite experimental models identifying promising pharmacological therapies, there is ...

Aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) is an acute aortic disease, defined by the presence of hemorrhage within the aortic wall, and no evidence of intimal tear. The penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) is a ...

Lower right abdominal pain can have many causes, including appendicitis, digestive discomfort like constipation, kidney conditions, or even ectopic pregnancy in females or prostate problems in males.

Commonly reported adverse events include hypertension, proteinuria, gastrointestinal perforation, bleeding, and thromboembolism. However, there are only a few reports on abdominal aortic aneurysms ...

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 ...

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Aortic strain was lower in patients with prior abdominal surgery (n=12, p=0.001) and dissection that underwent repair (n=14, p=0.099), and postoperative aortic strains were lower in patients requiring ...

Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling (H.W., Z.L., L.Y., S.Y ...

Different types of abdominal surgery can treat a variety of conditions. After any abdominal surgery, once you have been cleared by the surgeon to participate in regular activities, an exercise regimen ...