The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, intestines and kidneys. An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta ...

A beveled aortic hemiarch replacement is a surgical procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection in the ascending aorta and arch of the aorta. This procedure involves removing the ...

Because of the lack of approved endovascular devices for ascending aortic aneurysm repair, clinicians may have to rely on endograft components designed for abdominal aortic aneurysms to treat lesions ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes ... reaches greater than 5.5 cm in normal individuals, surgical repair is recommended. If the aneurysm is > 5.0 cm and there ...

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

bidmc.harvard.edu Objective To quantify contemporary outcomes following elective ascending aortic aneurysm repair, to determine risk factors for adverse events and to evaluate difference by ...

Because of our expertise and experience, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is often the first choice ... complex aortic aneurysms at the aortic root (where the aorta connects to the heart), the ...

An ascending aortic dissection develops in the aorta closest ... This approach has been used for decades and has proven very successful. Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is surgery to fix ...

A minimally invasive, endovascular repair was chosen as the ideal treatment method ... transferred from an outside hospital to Johns Hopkins with a dissecting ascending aortic aneurysm. He presented ...

Aneurysms in the ascending aorta ... had surgery to replace or repair an aortic valve before age 70 have a parent, sibling, ...