Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can ...

In the small percentage of patients undergoing TAVR who have a preexisting unruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), there appears to be increased risks of both aortic dissection and cardiac ...

In this retrospective analysis, Zil-E-Ali et al found that patients with government-funded insurance who underwent urgent or ...

Another particular vascular syndrome that associates TAA/AD and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) has been suggested in a single family. 13 We report here the study of a large three-generation French ...

Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that can cause dissection of the thoracic aorta, which is the body’s main artery. The mutation leads to an impaired function of the smooth muscle cells ...

Thirty percent of acute type A aortic dissections present with neurologic symptoms, but seizures are uncommon. The combination of hypotension with neurologic deficits should trigger physicians to ...

March 25, 2010 (Washington, DC) — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) are releasing new professional guidelines on the diagnosis and management of ...

Aortic dissections and aneurysms remain clinically challenging entities. Over the past several years, concepts in the management of thoracic aortic disease have slowly evolved and incrementally ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

Given the growing proportion of elderly people in Western societies and the increasing prevalence of chronic hypertension, the management of aneurysmal aortic disease is an ever growing challenge.

Through genetic analysis of a family with a history of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD), investigators have identified mutations in the LOX gene, a gene associated with the integrity of ...