Fifty studies of endoluminal stent graft repair of patients with thoracic aortic lesions were retrieved. The three most common pathologic lesions treated included thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs), ...

The purpose was to review outcome data following endovascular repair of the descending thoracic aorta from reports published between 1994 and 2004. To accomplish this task, 1,518 patients underwent ...

DRAMATIC in onset and catastrophic in its consequences, dissecting aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is a common disease that poses difficult problems in management. The dismal outlook for patients with ...

Thoracic aortic aneurysm/aortic dissection (TAAD) is a disorder with highly variable age of onset and phenotype. We sought to determine the prevalence of pathogenic variants in TAAD-associated genes ...

To evaluate the biomechanical properties of thoracic aorta with or without adventitia, and to determine whether there are corresponding changes with hypertension. There was no significant difference ...

AS medicine develops, and its progress affords new diagnostic and therapeutic technics, it is fascinating to see the emergence of pathologic entities that have always been present but have not been ...

According to two recent studies, a nonsurgical treatment using stent-grafts to repair an injured or diseased thoracic aorta offered patients less risk of paraplegia as well as lower morbidity and ...

Tumors have the potential to grow locally and invade neighboring organs. Some chest tumors may invade one of the great vessels of the body, the aorta. Surgical removal of these tumors is very ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can ...

A recurrent genetic mutation has been linked to deadly thoracic aortic dissections in family members as young as 17 years of age. A multi-institutional team led by Dianna Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D., of The ...

An abnormally enlarged aorta (aortic aneurysm) can tear or rupture and cause sudden cardiac death. Unfortunately, patients often show no signs or symptoms before the aorta, which carries blood from ...

The diameter of the thoracic aorta is a biomarker for heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events in women and men, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. The aorta is ...