A vascular surgical technique designed to replace infected aortic grafts with the body's own veins has proved more durable and less prone to new infection than similar procedures using synthetic and ...

Cabral procedures are used to treat aortic root aneurysms, dissections, and redo-roots. The techniques involves bridging the gap between the coronary artery ostia and the ascending, graft or repair, ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

An aortic dissection is a tear in one of the layers of the aorta. The aorta is your body’s largest blood vessel. Your aorta is made up of three layers. When a hole or tear forms in one of these layers ...

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

Ascending aortic aneurysms are a subtype of thoracic aneurysms, which occur in the chest area. They affect thousands of Americans annually and can be life threatening if not monitored. An aneurysm is ...

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Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a rare and lethal cause of refractory pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. 1 Newborns without typical risk factors ...

An aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that requires immediate surgical repair. Doctors can choose to treat it with either open or endovascular surgery. An ...

Your heart is the most important muscle in your body. During your lifetime, it will pump enough blood to fill about three supertankers. (Photo Credit: Zephyr/Science Source) The aorta is the largest ...