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

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

Gore & Associates announced that the company’s TAG thoracic branch endoprosthesis (TBE) has received FDA approval for us ...

Specialized cardiovascular surgery centers in the city provide high-tech care for children suffering from any variety ...

Conclusion: Aortic arch branch cannulation is a feasible and safe arterial perfusion strategy for ATAAD surgery via a minimally invasive single upper hemisternotomy. Among the options, the innominate ...

By 4 a.m., he was in surgery having a new aortic arch put it and its connection to major blood vessels repaired. The diagnosis was a shock to Penny. "I think of myself as healthy," he said.

Background: The bovine aortic arch is a vascular variant in which the left common carotid artery originates from the brachiocephalic trunk rather than directly from the aortic arch. The bovine ...

Artivion has secured a green light from the FDA for its stentlike implant designed to help remodel the interior of the aortic arch following rare and severe tears within the lining of the major ...

The aortic arch loops over the top of the heart. The blood vessels that branch off the aortic arch carry blood to your head and your arms. The descending thoracic aorta goes down through your chest.

A vascular dilatation in the aorta can be life-threatening if it bursts. These so-called aortic aneurysms typically form in the same sites of the large blood vessel: either on the upper arch or in ...

"They instantly said ‘ oh, she has a double aortic arc’."The heart condition attacks a person's ability to breathe."The arteries in her chest encircle her breathing tube," says Children's Healthcare ...

An aortic diverticulum as a component of a right aortic arch either with "mirror-image" branching or with an aberrant left subclavian artery originating from the diverticulum has frequently been ...