Oxidative stress can occur when our cells are exposed to harmful molecules called "reactive oxygen species" over time. These ...

The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood to the rest of your body. An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic ...

Vascular surgeons at St. Peter’s Hospital have performed the Capital Region’s first procedure of its kind to treat ...

We used branched endografts to treat two cases of aortic aneurysms that required complete arch endografting, with successful aneurysm exclusion. Of all of the aortic segments, the aortic arch is ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes weakened and enlarges. Many causes exist including atherosclerosis, hypertension and connective tissue disorders. There are no ...

An aortic aneurysm is a balloonlike bulging of the aorta, which is the body's largest artery. The big danger is the risk of rupture when it gets too big - which was Mr Duncan's experience.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair has undergone a remarkable transformation over the last 2 decades, primarily driven by ...

[12] Ultimately, cMRI is used extensively in the postoperative ­coarctation patient for evaluation of residual coarctation, aneurysm formation, aortic arch hypoplasia, ventricular function ...

Lucknow: Doctors at a private hospital gave a new lease of life to an 18-year-old boy diagnosed with a combination of two ...

Researchers have identified glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) as a therapeutic target in abdominal aortic aneurysm, a vascular disease characterized by permanent and focal dilatation of the abdominal ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD 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, ...

An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aortic wall may continue to further expand or remain unchanged, but close surveillance is necessary. As the ...