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), ...

A brain aneurysm (also called a cerebral aneurysm or an intracranial aneurysm) is a ballooning arising from a weakened area in the wall of a blood vessel in the brain. If the brain aneurysm expands ...

The medtech startup is seeking funding for clinical trials to bring its catheter-based technique to more patients.

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better ...

Anatomic suitability for the AneuRx device comprised an infrarenal aneurysm neck (from the most inferior renal artery to the aneurysm) length ≥ 10 mm, angulation less than 60°, and an ...

Owing to AAA, between January 1991 and June 2005, 1,784 consecutive patients in our department underwent surgery. Of this population, 506 (28.36%) patients suffered from RAAA. Forty-one cases of ...

Introduction Chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm (CTAA) affecting the arch or descending aorta is an indolent but life-threatening condition with a rising prevalence as the UK population ages. Treatment ...

Background: Mural cells in ascending aortic aneurysms undergo phenotypic changes that promote extracellular matrix destruction and structural weakening. To explore this biology, we analyzed the ...

Shift work is associated with various health problems, but its impact on aortic aneurysm (AA) is unclear. The role of lifestyle factors in this regard is also less clear. This study aimed to explore ...