Using electrosurgical disruption of the chronic dissection septum to expand true lumen channel and improve stent graft ...
Bonser RS, Ranasinghe AM, Loubani M, Evans JD, Thalji NM, Bachet JE, Carrel TP, Czerny M, Di Bartolomeo R, Grabenwöger M, Lonn L, Mestres CA, Schepens MA, Weigang E. Journal of the American College of ...
Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) as more complex extended arch reconstruction procedures, ...
Cardiac surgeons are successfully performing more extensive surgical repairs of type A aortic dissection — one of the highest risk operations in cardiothoracic surgery. These new surgical techniques, ...
An aortic dissection is a tear in one of the layers of the aorta. The aorta is your body’s largest blood vessel. Your aorta is made up of three layers. When a hole or tear forms in one of these layers ...
People who have undergone bariatric surgery appear less likely to suffer an aortic dissection than other adults with obesity, researchers say. The finding is the latest in a series of benefits ...
NEW ORLEANS -- For older patients with acute dissections affecting the ascending aorta, a more extensive arch reconstruction surgery was not necessarily better, according to nationwide data. Between ...
The aorta is a main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of the body. The blood it carries is rich in oxygen, and your body relies on it for survival. The aorta is about an inch ...