at the level of the twelfth thoracic vertebra (a spot in the upper abdomen). From there, it travels downward, supplying oxygenated blood to major organs. At the lower end of the abdominal aorta, it ...

From there, it branches into arteries that supply blood ... result from valve deterioration, thoracic aortic aneurysm, rheumatic fever, endocarditis, or trauma. This condition can lead to ...

From there, it branches into arteries that supply blood to your arms ... Chronic cases, which may be symptom-free for years, result from valve deterioration, thoracic aortic aneurysm, rheumatic fever, ...

Vascular. 2010;18(1):41-44. As a consequence of the widespread availability of advanced diagnostic tests, thoracic aorta thrombi will continue to be diagnosed with increased frequency ...

Previous work by our team revealed deficient vasa vasorum associated with medial hypoxia and upregulated adventitial thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), an anti-angiogenic molecule, in human aortic aneurysm. We ...

This study presents a deep-learning model that quantifies thoracic aortic features from chest CT scans, improving ...

Because PAU affects predominantly older patients, when indicated, TEVAR is the treatment of choice. Foeke Nauta, MD, is from the Thoracic Aortic Research Center, Policlinico San Donato IRCCS, ...

Backgrounds: We have previously used a handmade branched stent graft (SG) to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms. In this study ... All dissecting aneurysms were located after zone 3. SG branches were one ...

The aberrant artery in intralobar sequestration originated in 74% of all cases from the thoracic aorta, and in 14·8% there was more than one anomalous ... The arterial supply was provided by branches ...

In an era of rapidly expanding use of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), the management of patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is far less well established than in those ...

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 ...