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 ...

Introduction Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a relatively rare but much-feared clinical presentation which has a high mortality, particularly if definitive treatment is delayed. A combination of ...

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

Calcific Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly: A Brief Overview Neil Sawhney, MD, Alborz Hassankhani, MD, PhD, Barry H. Greenberg, MD Disclosures Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2003;12 (3) Conclusion ...

Computer simulations based on the finite element method represent powerful tools for modeling blood flow through arteries. However, due to its computational complexity, this approach may be ...

The exercise, which ran in the Baltic Sea region from June 5-20, featured about 9,000 personnel, over 40 vessels and 25 aircraft, and was aimed at preparing for an array of cutting-edge maritime ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) is a progressive disease characterized by important interindividual variability in the rate of disease progression. The pathophysiology of AS progression is complex and involves ...

Aneurysms and dissections are the commonest diseases demanding aortic arch repair, and the first series of conventional surgery for this territory date back to the 1980s, with operative mortality ...

Porcelain aorta, defined as ‘circumferential calcification or severe atheromatous plaque of the entire ascending aorta, extending to the arch, such that aortic cross clamping is not feasible’ is ...

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