The FET procedure involves placing a hybrid graft, a combination of a surgical graft and a stent graft, resembling an elephant’s trunk. The upper portion replaces the aortic arch, while the lower ...

Kolkata: A rare cardiac surgery at a private hospital saved the life of a 72-year-old man who had an ‘aortic bulge'—a ...

Team's approach underscores urgency of comprehensive management to confront myriad challenges of the condition ...

A patient in Upper Egypt's Luxor covered by the Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS) underwent a first-of-its-kind ...

Lorek collapsed at home earlier in May, thankfully emergency surgery saved his life, but now he faces a long road to recovery ...

Background Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is common in patients with aortic stenosis due to the combination of acquired type 2A von ...

A proposed strategy is shown in the algorithm of figure 6. When the aneurysm is located in the upper part of the ascending aorta, aortic arch or descending thoracic aorta, MRI or CT should be ...

This can be a life-threatening emergency. The most common symptom of an acute aortic dissection is sudden, severe, constant chest or upper back pain. This is sometimes described as ripping or tearing.

A transcatheter aortic valve replacement system designed ... The 30-day primary safety endpoint occurred in 26.2% of patients, with an upper one-sided 97.5% confidence interval of 30.1%, exceeding ...

Conclusion: Aortic valve replacement with the Perceval S valve through either an upper hemisternotomy or a right anterior thoracotomy is a procedure associated with low perioperative complication ...

FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When you feel sudden severe chest or upper back pain, it's easy to assume what's happening is a heart attack. It could be, but it could also be an aortic ...

Branches of the aorta carry oxygenated blood to all parts of the body. The brachial arteries perform this function for the upper limbs. Brachial artery anatomy makes it very useful for various ...