The proximal end of the trifurcated graft ... graft (the "trunk") is left suspended inside the aneurysmal descending thoracic aorta. The trifurcated graft technique for replacing the aortic ...

Results The length of the thoracic aorta was significantly related to age (r=0.54) and increased by 59 mm (males) or 66 mm (females) between the ages of 20 and 80 years. Elongation was most pronounced ...

Objective: This study aimed to summarize the long-term experience of using the chimney technique in thoracic endovascular aortic repair ... in one case possibly due to the long coverage of descending ...

In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), ...

The natural history of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs) of the descending thoracic aorta remains unclear. Between January 1996 and June 2000, PAU was diagnosed in 36 patients (16 men ...

A Triangle radio personality said his family is enduring a recent health scare and is asking fans and listeners for support. Kyle Smelser, A host on MIX Mornings with Kyle, Bryan and Sarah said ...

Kyle Sandilands has revealed the list of very specific things he can no longer do after being diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. The radio star, 53, told his co-host Jackie O Henderson the doctor ...

The aorta was first observed grossly morphologically. Next, samples of the aorta were taken in two directions (circumferential and axial) from four anatomical regions: the ascending aorta, aortic arch ...

Background Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is an uncommon diagnosis, usually developing as a consequence of high-impact acceleration–deceleration mechanisms. Timely diagnosis may enable early ...

It would be interesting to know whether PECAM-1 ITIM motifs are constitutively phosphorylated in the lesser curvature, but not in other regions of the aorta. PECAM-1 signaling in endothelial cells of ...