Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery (ARSCA): A variation where the right subclavian artery originates anomalously from the aortic arch, often leading to a retroesophageal course.

Aortic diseases are pathological conditions affecting a section of the aorta, the largest artery in the human body. They can involve the ascending aorta, aortic arch, thoracic descending aorta ...

Background Normal foetal development of the heart forms a left sided aortic arch. However, a right sided aortic arch (RAA) occurs in up to 0.1% of the population which may have important clinical ...

By creating artificial aging in mice, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track the formation of ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

Traditional operative risk calculators, such as the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II), ...

The findings, published Nov. 20 in Nature Cardiovascular Research, indicate that vascular smooth muscle cells (the muscle ...

To be distinguished from aneurysm of an aortic sinus (Valsalva) is the rare condition in which an abnormal channel begins in the ascending aorta (above the right coronary artery), bypasses the aortic ...