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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

A bulge in the lower part of the aorta. Aorta is the largest ... may only need monitoring, while aneurysms that are too large or overgrowing need surgical repair.

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

Currently, about 80% of all patients with AAA are treated with endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). Compared to open aneurysm repair (OAR), the 30-day mortality of EVAR is significantly lower (1.2% ...

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 ...