Vascular. 2010;18(1):41-44. As a consequence of the widespread availability of advanced diagnostic tests, thoracic aorta thrombi will continue to be diagnosed with increased frequency, particularly in ...

To evaluate the biomechanical properties of thoracic aorta with or without adventitia, and to determine whether there are corresponding changes with hypertension. There was no significant difference ...

DRAMATIC in onset and catastrophic in its consequences, dissecting aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is a common disease that poses difficult problems in management. The dismal outlook for patients with ...

AS medicine develops, and its progress affords new diagnostic and therapeutic technics, it is fascinating to see the emergence of pathologic entities that have always been present but have not been ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can ...

Case Report: A 2-year-old female was referred to our hospital because of fever, skin rash, conjuncvital injection, strawberry tongue and erythema and edema of the hands and feet. Under the diagnosis ...

In performing open arch replacement, surgeons at our center and others currently prefer to reattach the individual brachiocephalic branches separately, rather than reattaching a single island of ...

An 86-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with back pain and general malaise after a fall. Her medical history included hypertension, dyslipidemia and previous venous thromboembolism. Because an ...

At 4 centimeters (cm), an aortic aneurysm is either safe to monitor with imaging or at risk of rupturing, which may require surgery to prevent serious complications. The aorta is the body’s largest ...