I went to my doctor today for a follow up because i had a bad case of the flu last month my blood pressure is fine 127/77, i am 61 years old and i am not on any medication and do not smoke never. I ...

Aging produces a simultaneous thoracic aorta (TA) enlargement and unfolding. We sought to analyze the impact of hypertension on these geometric changes. Non-contrast computed tomography images ...

Fifty studies of endoluminal stent graft repair of patients with thoracic aortic lesions were retrieved. The three most common pathologic lesions treated included thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs ...

The natural history of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs) of the descending thoracic aorta remains unclear. Between January 1996 and June 2000, PAU was diagnosed in 36 patients (16 men, 20 ...

Introduction. 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.

*Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, University Hospital, Boston University Medical Center, St. Elizabeth's Hospital and Framingham Union Hospital.

“A polygenic score for ascending aortic diameter was associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm in 385,621 UK Biobank participants (hazard ratio = 1.43 per s.d., confidence interval 1.32–1.54, P ...

Here, the layers of the aorta just distal to the head vessels were reapproximated. In all cases a prosthetic Teflon graft was then inserted between the transected ends of the descending thoracic ...

Larger BMI-indexed ascending and descending thoracic aortic diameters were significantly associated with increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes like stroke and death in both women and men.

A thoracic aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulge in the upper part of the aorta, your body’s largest artery. If left untreated, it can be life threatening.

I went to my doctor today for a follow up because i had a bad case of the flu last month my blood pressure is fine 127/77, i am 61 years old and i am not on any medication and do not smoke never. I ...

Introduction. 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.