THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so ...

The Aortic Disease Program at University of Utah Health's Heart & Vascular Services is the leading center in the Mountain West for diagnosing and treating people with complex aortic disease. Our ...

Image credits by: The heart is the hardest working muscle in the body. The aorta is the main blood vessel in the body that arises from the heart and carries oxygenated blood to the whole body, ...

RECENT advances in the surgical treatment of dissecting aneurysm of the thoracic aorta, based on resection and graft replacement of a segment of aorta including the intimal tear, have made ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

Cardiovascular diseases continue to represent a global health crisis affecting millions of people worldwide. These conditions necessitate urgent medical intervention, as cardiovascular diseases ...

Learn how aneurysms develop, what symptoms to watch for, and how medical professionals treat weakened artery walls.

The Bentall procedure is a surgical operation used to treat aneurysms and other related conditions in the aorta where the aortic valve is damaged. The procedure involves the replacement of the patient ...

Martin Leon discusses with Torsten Vahl, Vinod Thourani, and Duane Pinto key takeaways from the ALIGN-AR Trial and the future of transcatheter therapy for severe aortic regurgitation.

The aims of this study were to determine the genetic diagnoses most frequently associated with aortic dilation in a large population and to describe the results of genetic testing in the same. A ...

What is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm? The abdominal aortic aneurysm is the dilatation and localized bulging of the abdominal part of the aorta owing to weakness of its wall. The aorta is the main ...