The free risk calculator can be incorporated into existing spreadsheets of patient data for use in heart team discussions.

While visiting Utah, Christine Seppi experienced sudden, severe abdominal and back pain. A rare diagnosis—an abdominal aortic ...

Brain aneurysms affect one in 50 people, and Rebecca Sugg, M.D., from USA Health joined WKRG News 5 to share brain aneurysm ...

Surgery, especially cardiac surgery, is still a male domain. Until a few years ago, there was not a single female head of cardiac surgery in Germany. “But the picture is changing,” says Dr. Deniz.

Studies of the natural history of ascending aortic aneurysms indicate that aneurysms exceeding 6 cm in maximum diameter are associated with a particularly high risk of complications. In the ...

It predisposes them to dissections or aneurysms, where the aorta expands ... Type A concerns the ascending aorta, which begins near the heart. Type B begins after the branching of neck vessels ...

It often starts with sudden, sharp chest pain that feels unlike anything you have experienced before. It might spread to your back or seem to ease off, but it’s not something to brush aside. Aortic ...

This process potentiates aortic dilatation, aneurysm formation, progression to dissection and can lead to rupture.1 Recognising this condition early is paramount to avoid significant morbidity and ...

These reactive oxygen species can damage cells and are found in important disease states, such as high blood pressure and aortic aneurysms. Aortic aneurysms are balloon-like swellings of the body ...