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

Learn about aneurysms, their causes, symptoms, and treatment options to understand this potentially life-threatening ...

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 ...

Although thoracic aortic aneurysm is the only FDA-approved treatment indication for endovascular repair, this technology may lead to a broader clinical applicability in other thoracic pathologies.

We underscore different potential roles of GAGs/PGs in thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAAD) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Namely, we report findings according to which the accumulation of GAGs/PGs ...

The purpose of this study is to identify key aortic parameters implicated in the development of adverse outcomes in TAA patients, in order to develop improved risk stratification and therapeutic ...

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 ...

Global life expectancy is rising, and people are becoming increasingly sedentary, due to which the risk of developing aneurysms is also increasing, leading to the huge demand for aortic stent grafts.

Two studies published in JACC on June 16 provide new insights on arterial events associated with heritable thoracic aortic disease (TAD) and the relative risk in patients with pathogenic variants (PVs ...