The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, intestines and kidneys. An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta ...

The weakened sections of the aortic wall may become unable to support the force of blood flow. Such an aneurysm could burst, causing serious internal bleeding or even send blood clots down the legs to ...

It turned out that there existed interesting relationships between the effect of blood flow on the aortic wall and various proteins that relate to inflammation and the build-up and degradation of ...

The physical examination is non-specific for descending thoracic aortic dissection, but a pulse deficit can be seen if the iliac arteries are involved. The blood pressure is frequently elevated.

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

The Zenith TX2 TAA Endovascular stent graft is designed as a two-piece modular endograft system for thoracic aneurysm repair ... during high-velocity systolic blood flow. The device uses an ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when ... of contrast imaging with CT or MRI. Strict blood pressure control can help prevent progression of the aneurysm in many patients. This is frequently ...

IABP: Intra-aortic ... blood flow is pressure independent By contrast, a group from Osaka, using noninvasive transthoracic Doppler echocardiography to measure the coronary flow velocity in 40 ...

ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta may be of diverse etiology. Atherosclerosis, syphilis, medial degeneration, trauma and occasionally sepsis have been implicated. 1–4 The present case represents a ...