The main difficulty for arch repair is the lack of an appropriate ... We used branched endografts to treat two cases of aortic aneurysms that required complete arch endografting, with successful ...

A beveled aortic hemiarch replacement is a surgical procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection in the ascending aorta and arch of the aorta. This procedure involves removing the ...

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

The minimally-invasive procedure, called thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis, addresses aortic aneurysms, life-threatening ...

Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms has been associated with lower short-term mortality than open surgical repair. The results of multicenter trials published in the New England ...

Echocardiography can visualized the proximal portion of the aorta, however not the aortic arch ... When the aneurysm reaches greater than 5.5 cm in normal individuals, surgical repair is recommended.

With a focus on endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms ( ...

If the arch does not have to be intervened upon, the surgical repair can be attempted ... for evaluation of residual coarctation, aneurysm formation, aortic arch hypoplasia, ventricular function ...

Aneurysms (AN) of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) following tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair were analyzed in 53 pts. Pulmonary-to-aortic root ratio, subpulmonic chamber size and ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, ...