Pastor Max Lucado recently revealed he got the word tetelestai, Greek for it is finished, tattooed on his right forearm at ...

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical condition in which a tear occurs in the major artery (aorta) that carries ...

The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, extends upward through the chest to form an ...

Abstract: 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 ...

Background Aneurysm wall enhancement (AWE) is a potential surrogate biomarker for aneurysm instability. Previous studies have assessed AWE using 2D multiplanar methods, most of which were conducted ...

Aortic coarctation is a fatal cardiovascular disease. For Stanford type B aortic coarctation, aortic endovascular isolation (TEVAR) is currently the treatment of choice and is far less invasive than ...

This would help reveal any beneficial effects of doxycycline that are independent of the MMP and uncover other putative targets for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. This article was ...

The annual growth rate of patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm is slow, typically on the order of 0.25–1.0 mm/y. Thus, in asymptomatic patients without concerning clinical features, ...

We consider rupture the culmination of the life history of an aortic aneurysm, and a challenge to discover and excise these aortic lesions before rupture faces the medical profession. Often ...