THE incidence of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta is higher than is usually realized, since it is found at about 1 of 500 autopsies. 1 With increased accuracy in diagnosis more cases of acute ...

In 44 patients with suspected dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, an aortographic diagnosis of dissection, based on the demonstration of a narrowed true lumen and of a false channel, was made in 23.

Beaumont's new aneurysm and dissection clinic is one of six specialty clinics in the Ernst Center, which opened Oct. 18. The 4,537-square-foot center also offers multidisciplinary clinics for heart ...

BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence of the relationship between aortic and iliac calcification and aortic events (aortic dissection or aneurysm rupture) and major adverse limb events (MALEs; ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

The aorta is a major blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body. As the heart pumps blood, it first enters the aorta and is then delivered via connecting vessels to the rest of ...

Previously reported associations between fluoroquinolone use and risk for hospitalization with aortic aneurysm or dissection may be due to confounding, an observational study using two databases and ...

An aortic dissection is a tear in one of the layers of the aorta. The aorta is your body’s largest blood vessel. Your aorta is made up of three layers. When a hole or tear forms in one of these layers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — A type of congenital iris cyst may be associated with life-threatening dissecting aortic ...

Over the long term, patients who survive an aortic dissection appear to do just as well treated with either beta-blockers or ACE inhibitors/ARBs rather than other antihypertensive drugs, a ...

Treatment with oral VEGFR-TKIs may carry an increased risk of aneurysm and artery dissection. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR-TKIs) are ...

Wells and Sun describe a 78-year-old man with a ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm.1 Many of the teaching points made are incorrect. The ruptured aneurysm described is caused by the same pathological ...