Elizabeth: Trends in cervical artery dissection and recurrent stroke in the United States. Rick: Preventing venous thrombosis -- or clotting -- in people with cancer. Elizabeth: USPSTF on ...

We aimed to examine the association between circulating blood biomarkers and the maximal thoracic aortic diameter (TADmax). Methods In this cross-sectional study ... as described in the next section.

Introduction: Surgical treatment of type A aortic dissection is essentially ... were shown in Table 1. Sagittal section from postoperative computed tomography aortograms of two patients showing ...

It may be several years before patients become symptomatic. Aortic dissection and rupture is related to aortic diameter and expansion rate in many situations (table 2). The mean (SD) expansion rate in ...

Introduction Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is widely used for type B aortic dissection, although with satisfactory outcome in a limited proportion of patients. To better inform patient ...

In 1994, at the age of 13, the boy suddenly suffered an acute type A aortic dissection originating 2 cm distal from the aortic annulus and ending at the upper aortic arch that was associated with ...

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a common treatment for Stanford type B aortic dissection (TBAD). However, re-entry tears might be found distal to the stented region which transports ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Due to the sudden rupture of the aortic wall, aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention, as it can lead to vascular collapse.

Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China ...

Despite the slowly progressive nature of aortic stenosis, a proportion of aortic valve replacements (AVRs) still occur on an urgent/emergent basis. We sought to characterize the predictors, outcomes, ...