Her sudden pain was an aortic tear. An iPhone ultrasound saved her life.
Sara Adair knows the symptoms of aortic dissections. The hospital analyst's father and sister each experienced the dangerous cardiac condition, when the inner lining of the body's main artery tears ...
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Take Heed of Sex Differences in Peripheral Vascular Disease: AHA
For many of these conditions, women present later and sicker, and are less likely to be treated appropriately.
Aortic valve size determines the degree of valve calcification in severe aortic stenosis, finds study
Recent research from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) provides important new insights into how ...
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Gender gaps in peripheral vascular disease impact diagnosis and treatment
The disparities between men and women in prevalence, risk factors and symptoms of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) have a profound impact on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for women, ...
Women with PVD often underdiagnosed & undertreated, highlighting need for more research
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)a condition affecting arteries, veins and the lymphatic systems throughout the bodyhas ...
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Women with peripheral vascular disease often underdiagnosed and undertreated, highlighting need for more research
The disparities between men and women in prevalence, risk factors and symptoms of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) have a ...
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Medtronic sees SMART TAVR results in small aortic annulus patients
Medtronic plc released positive results from a two-year trial of Evolut TAVR that demonstrated superior valve performance in patients with small aortic annuli.
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The Anatomy and Function of the Abdominal Aorta
University of Florida Health. Aorta anatomy. Johns Hopkins Medicine. Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Harvard Health Medicine. Shining a light on thoracic aortic disease. Lech C, Swaminathan A. Abdominal ...
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Insights into the pathogenesis of cerebral fusiform aneurysms: high-resolution MRI and computational analysis
gmail.com Background Intracranial fusiform aneurysms are complex and poorly characterized vascular lesions. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-MRI) and computational morphological analysis ...
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Guidelines for radiologically guided lung biopsy
These guidelines have been developed at the request of the Standards of Care Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and with the agreement of the Royal College of Radiologists and the British ...
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Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of maximal aortic diameter, length and volume for prediction of aortic dissection
Objective Management of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) comprises regular diameter follow-up until the indication criterion for prophylactic surgery is reached. However, this approach is unable to ...
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Aortic elongation part II: the risk of acute type A aortic dissection
Loeys-Dietz syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), bicuspid aortic valve and familial thoracic aneurysm and dissection. Results were compared with those of an apparently healthy control group, which was ...