Structured training regimen did not result in aortic events inpilot study ...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in most Western societies and is increasing steadily in many developing countries. Aortic diseases constitute an emerging share of the burden. New ...

Arterial dissections, which involve an abrupt tear in the wall of a major artery resulting in the intramural accumulation of blood, are a family of catastrophic disorders causing major, potentially ...

An aortic dissection happens when tears appear in the inner lining of the aorta, which is the main artery leaving the heart. Blood surges into the tears, causing the aorta lining to split, or dissect.

Temporary alterations in genes involved in oxygen transport were identified during cervical artery dissections, offering ...

Copyright: © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. We summarise advances in the epidemiology, presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of acute ...

The aorta is the main artery of the human body. Its large structure is key to maintaining the vital function of pumping oxygenated blood around the whole body. Aortic ...

Objectives To describe the incidence of acute aortic dissection in a clearly defined population, to assess onset symptoms and admission biochemical marker levels and to analyse variables potentially ...

A male patient in his mid-70s presented to the emergency department (ED) with sudden sharp back and abdominal pain, as well as left lower extremity pain. The patient had a history of ascending aortic ...

Sentinel-lymph-node biopsy is associated with increased melanoma-specific survival (i.e., survival until death from melanoma) among patients with node-positive intermediate-thickness melanomas (1.2 to ...