The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood to the rest of your body. An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic ...

The diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm is best made on CT angiography or MR angiography. Echocardiography can visualized the proximal portion of the aorta, however not the aortic arch and ...

We used branched endografts to treat two cases of aortic aneurysms that required complete arch endografting, with successful aneurysm exclusion. Of all of the aortic segments, the aortic arch is ...

At the junction between the ascending aorta and the transverse ... patient for evaluation of residual coarctation, aneurysm formation, aortic arch hypoplasia, ventricular function, left ...

Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length frequently into the aortic arch and/or descending thoracic aorta Type II: Dissection originating in the ascending ...

An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aortic wall may continue to further expand or remain unchanged, but close surveillance is necessary. As the ...