If you are at risk for developing an aneurysm, your physician may recommend periodic checks, which could include a physical exam and possibly a CT scan or ultrasound. In this approach, surgery is ...

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 ...

St. Luke's vascular surgeons were the first in the Northeast to enroll a patient in a research study that could revolutionize ...

The main difficulty for arch repair is the lack of an appropriate ... We used branched endografts to treat two cases of aortic aneurysms that required complete arch endografting, with successful ...

or child with one have had surgery to replace or repair an aortic valve before age 70 have a parent, sibling, or child who ...

Aortic aneurysms, known as "silent killers," are increasingly deadly, causing 2 per cent of global cardiovascular deaths ...

If the aneurysm is > 5.0 cm and there is a connective tissue disorder present (Marfan’s syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve etc...), then surgical repair is indicated.

The purpose of this study was to seek factors predicting outcome after open surgical repair of juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). From a series of 733 patients treated for AAAs ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate ...

Tobacco use is the leading risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) development. The most serious complication is rupture, which is usually fatal. Repair is recommended if the AAA grows ...