That the natural history of the dissected aorta can be altered with an endoluminal stent graft, although an attractive possibility, remains unproven and controversial. The recent INSTEAD trial—a ...

Introduction: Aortic aneurysms (AA*) are enlargements of the aorta that can be life-threatening ... Using an automated centerline analysis, we measured the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with hypertension and increased heart rate, which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease including thoracic aortic aneurysms. A connection ...

Both the proximal and distal segments of the endograft have scalloped flares, which are to facilitate endograft conformity in a tortuous thoracic aorta ... with no aneurysm-related mortality.

Complicated PAU is defined by the development of aneurysms, pseudoaneurysms, dissections ... Management of IMH is similar to classic AD, with open surgery for treatment of ascending aortic involvement ...

Patients with complex aneurysms in the visceral aorta, which supplies blood to vital abdominal organs, had limited treatment options, often requiring highly invasive open surgery with long recovery ...

The call led to a shocking diagnosis. She had a ruptured brain aneurysm that was categorized as grade 5, one of the most severe. “I'm told that I vomited,” said Smith, who lives in Cleveland.

HEMASHIELD PLATINUM Woven Double Velour Grafts are collagen-impregnated and come in straight, one-branch, or multi-branch graft configurations for aortic repair. Trusted for more than 20 years ...

There are several, including the falling wedge, the ascending triangle, the descending triangle, the symmetrical triangle, flags and pennants, the broadening top, the double top and double bottom ...