Hemodynamic analysis based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling is expected to improve risk stratification for patients with aortic aneurysms and dissections. However, the parameter ...

Atherosclerosis - hardening of the arteries - and aortic coarctation, narrowing of the aorta at birth, are also risk factors for the condition. Conditions that weaken the aorta wall, like an ...

She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. Sara Adair knows the symptoms of aortic dissections. The hospital analyst's father and sister each experienced the ...

Several molecular pathways and the activation of matrix metalloproteinases associated with the pathogenesis of SS participate in the initiation and progression of aortic aneurysm (AA) and aortic ...

COIMBATORE: A 25-year-old woman from Tirunelveli who was diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta (COA), a rare congenital heart defect, was treated at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and congenital aortic stenosis are two types of heart defects that may be present at birth. They can occur separately or together. In some cases, bicuspid aortic valve ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from ...