Baylor College of Medicine4 年
Ascending and Arch Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection
The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood to the rest of your body. An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic ...
Baylor College of Medicine3 年
Ascending and Arch Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection
An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aortic wall may continue to further expand or remain unchanged, but close surveillance is necessary. As the ...
Medscape4 天
Aortic Dissections and Thoracic Aneurysms - An Update
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 ...
Tribune Content Agency on MSN1 个月
The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts: Who needs screening for an aortic aneurysm
Aneurysms in the ascending aorta (the section closest ... You should be tested for a thoracic aortic aneurysm if you: have a ...
Medscape1 个月
Endovascular Repair of Nonruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Systematic Review
The minimally invasive character of stent grafting, with the obvious avoidance of major surgery and aortic cross-clamping in case of a diseased thoracic ... of excluding the aneurysm as late ...
Verywell Health on MSN1 年
Aorta: Anatomy, Function, and Symptoms of an Aortic Problem
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, ...
TCTMD26 天
TCT 1419: Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Seven Years After TAVR and Seventeen Years After SAVR
Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations from major meetings right to your inbox. TCTMD ® is produced by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation ® (CRF). CRF ® is committed to igniting ...