Prophylactic thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) may be a better option than medical therapy for younger patients with potentially catastrophic aortic tears, an observational study suggests.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — While thoracic endovascular aortic repair has been shown to benefit many patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A composite endovascular device was associated with short-term positive outcomes for most members of a cohort ...

The current recommendation in surgical guidelines is for elective repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm if the maximum diameter of the descending aorta is ≥5.5 cm; however, researchers have shown that, ...

Using electrosurgical disruption of the chronic dissection septum to expand true lumen channel and improve stent graft ...

Boston, MA-The risk of dying remains high after discharge in patients treated for acute dissection of the descending aorta, but it's far worse when the resulting false lumen becomes partially occluded ...

Sometimes the aorta—the largest blood vessel in our bodies—can tear, allowing blood to flow between layers of the aortic wall. This dissection can block blood from flowing to other parts of the body, ...

HOLLYWOOD, FL—Aortic dissection continues to vex clinicians, but creative approaches to treatment are on the horizon, according to one expert in the field. Michael Dake, MD (Stanford University, CA), ...

We report a case of asymptomatic dissection of the descending aorta (type B aortic dissection) with silent renal hypoperfusion. A small, nonfunctioning kidney and a contralateral hypertrophied kidney ...

When you feel sudden severe chest or upper back pain, it's easy to assume what's happening is a heart attack. It could be, but it could also be an aortic dissection -- a condition that can be severe ...

Japanese manga artist Kentaro Miura, author of the critically-acclaimed Berserk series, passed away at the age of 54 this month as a result of acute aortic dissection, making global headlines.