In the small percentage of patients undergoing TAVR who have a preexisting unruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), there appears to be increased risks of both aortic dissection and cardiac ...

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 ...

Thirty percent of acute type A aortic dissections present with neurologic symptoms, but seizures are uncommon. The combination of hypotension with neurologic deficits should trigger physicians to ...

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, ...

Patients who have an error in the gene known as LOX—shorthand for lysyl oxidase, the enzyme it encodes—are particularly prone to thoracic aortic aneurysm and ...

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 ...

Background A 40-year-old man presented with acute chest and back pain, hypertension and anuria. Two years previously he had been diagnosed with acute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection. Following ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. A mutation in the myosin heavy chain 11 gene has been ...

Global “DISSECT-N” Post-Market Study to Broaden Evidence Base for Safety and Effectiveness of Commercially Available Endovascular Repair Technology “Thoracic aortic dissection is dangerous, with some ...

When an aneurysm occurs in the chest (above your diaphragm) it's called a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Thoracic aortic aneurysms are classified based on which part of the aorta is abnormal: While your ...

Sometimes the aorta—the largest blood vessel in our bodies—can tear, allowing blood to flow between layers of the aortic wall. This dissection can block blood from flowing to other parts of the body, ...