Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes weakened and enlarges. Many causes exist including atherosclerosis, hypertension and connective tissue disorders. There are no ...

During her doctoral research, Esther Maas investigated the use of new ultrasound techniques to image dangerous aortic aneurysms for patient-specific care. An aneurysm is a dangerous vascular ...

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 ...

THE complications of aneurysm of the abdominal aorta have frequently been discussed, but sudden occlusion has not been included among them. Spontaneous rupture into the retroperitoneal space, 1,2 ...

Mildly to moderately dilated ascending aorta showed a generally slow progression over 6 years in this general population–based study. A higher 7-day home measured systolic blood pressure (BP ...

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, ...