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 ...

Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, China. (Y.E.L., S.L., Litao Wang, Y.D., L. Wu, H.C., T ...

What is aortic stenosis in children? Aortic stenosis means that your child has a heart valve that is too narrow or is blocked. The aortic valve is 1 of 4 heart valves that keep blood flowing through ...

and its panoramic view capable of evaluating the entire aorta and any signs of malperfusion, pericardial or pleural effusion, and periaortic or mediastinal hematoma. Nevertheless, at our institution, ...

Circumflex right aortic arch is a rare aortic arch anomaly where the arch extends in a retro-esophageal pattern with a left-sided descending thoracic aorta. In the setting of circumflex right aortic ...

Stage 1: A) Excision of the infected graft, cerebral perfusion (Foley catheters). Aortic root (forceps). B) Re-grafting. Stage 2: C) Omental flap translocation though the diaphragm to the anterior ...

Reentry to the mediastinum when the ascending aorta aneurysm is adherent to the sternum is characterized by high risk of aneurysm rupture during sternum opening. In such cases, often cardiopulmonary ...

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 ...

A team led by Professor Kazuhiro Maeshima of the National Institute of Genetics (ROIS) and SOKENDAI in Japan has developed a method to visualize different types of chromatin and reveal their ...

Atherosclerosis is the buildup of plaque — a combination of cholesterol, fat, calcium, and blood elements — on and inside the walls of your arteries. Your arteries are the blood vessels that ...