Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

Bhopal: A bentall surgery, involving the replacement of both the aorta and aortic valve with artificial grafts was ...

The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body. It brings oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body. An aortic aneurysm is a bulging, weakened area in the wall of the aorta. Over time ...

Objective: Computational modelling of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAA) typically assumes zerodisplacement at the model's inlet. In this study we incorporated different types of aortic root ...

We have recently studied a patient with a clinical diagnosis of dissecting aneurysm in whom rapid injection of 50 ml of contrast material into the ascending aorta revealed severe aortic valvular ...

Nineteen were males, and 5 females. Involvement was limited to the ascending aorta in 4 patients, and to the descending aorta in 12, and in 8 the entire thoracic aorta was involved.

A CT scan found “no evidence of pulmonary embolism” but found “left ventricular wall thickening, no pericardial effusion, and an aneurysmal aortic root measure 4.5CM,” according to the suit.

Results: A total of 867 patients with COA were studied, with 65% of patients in the COA+TAV group and 35% in the COA+BAV subgroup. Compared to the No-SHD group, the COA+BAV subgroup had larger aortic ...

Ascending aortic aneurysm is a life-threatening condition with high rate of aortic-related deaths if left untreated [1]. Contemporary surgical management has reduced morbidity and mortality; however, ...