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The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts: Prognosis for aneurysms depends on location and size
Q: My neighbor suffered a ruptured aneurysm that almost killed her. According to her husband, this came out of the blue. What causes an aneurysm? A: Aneurysms are bulges or balloon-like pouches that ...
Apollo Heart Valve Clinic at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital (New Delhi) Combines Innovation and Expertise for Better Patient Outcomes
NewsVoir New Delhi [India] 3 Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals proudly announces the launch of its Heart Valve Clinic a dedicated ...
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XOR-Derived ROS in Tie2-Lineage Cells Including Endothelial Cells Promotes Aortic Aneurysm Progression in Marfan Syndrome
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan. (H. Yagi, H.A., Q.L., A.S.-K., M.U., H.K., R.M., A.S., S.O., H.T., Norifumi Takeda ...
Medscape15d
Review of Current Theories for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Pathogenesis
The knowledge that aneurysmal disease is systemic has implications for screening practice. There is evidence that screening for AAAs during lower extremity arterial evaluation is cost-effective ...
Patients who received Ross procedure demonstrate excellent survival rates after 20 years
Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the majority without the need for additional surgery two decades later.
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Automatic Segmentation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm from Computed Tomography Angiography Using a Patch-based Dilated UNet Model
Abstract: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is still a socially relevant public ... The framework adapted a fully developed patch-based dilated modified U-Net model, which shows remarkable efficiency in ...
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Emergency interventions for cardiogenic shock due to decompensated aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Cardiogenic shock (CS) induced by severe aortic stenosis (AS) is a life-threatening condition with high mortality. Despite advancements in emergency interventions, the optimal treatment ...
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Over-dilation of microvasculature may contribute to chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Persistent over-dilation of muscle microvasculature may be one reason causing chronic limb-threatening ischemia, recent studies by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland ...
The Lancet27d
Syphilitic bi-valvular endocarditis and myocarditis: modern tools applied to long-forgotten complications of a re-emerging disease
He underwent bi-valvular and ascending aorta replacement, and the presence of Treponema ... He had progressed to severe bi-valvular insufficiency, with left ventricle dilatation (LVEDD 61 mm, LVESD 42 ...
verywellhealth28d
The Anatomy of the Subclavian Artery
The left subclavian artery receives oxygenated blood from the aortic arch (the top portion of the largest artery in the body that carries blood away from the heart). The right subclavian artery ...
The New England Journal of Medicine1mon
Giant-Cell Aortitis Causing an Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta and Aortic Regurgitation
1) and fluoroscopy revealed considerable cardiac enlargement, primarily of the left ventricle, but also of the left atrium, an aneurysm of the ascending aorta, with slight dilatation of the arch ...