Thoracic aortic aneurysms represent a major health problem. Untreated thoracic aortic aneurysms may rupture, which has a dismal outcome. The standard treatment for thoracic aneurysms is open ...

The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva ... An ascending or aortic arch ...

Recently developed valve-sparing root reconstructive options ... motivation to define precisely the natural history of thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) until the advent of a surgical option ...

When Nate and Marion Weeks got married 35 years ago, little did they know they’d each undergo heart surgery performed by the ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes ... however not the aortic arch and only minimal portions of the descending thoracic aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the most serious complication of repairing descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, with endovascular ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs ... The blood pressure may be elevated. A murmur of aortic regurgitation can occur if the aortic root is dilated from the dissection. Neurologic deficits can ...

Send us your company’s news about People in Motion He specializes in coronary artery bypass grafting, mitral valve repair and replacement, treating aortic root aneurysms and preventing aortic ...

Operative experience is gained in the repair of aneurysms and dissection of the ascending aorta, arch, descending aorta and thoracoabdominal aorta as well as aortic root and aortic valve ... chest ...

[8] The same classification is followed in thoracic aneurysm repair ... included studies did not consistently report the extent of aortic coverage and location of endografts; hence, we are ...