The Nexus aortic arch stent graft system is made of nitinol and polyester. [Image from Endospan] Endospan today announced the presentation of 30-day results from a study evaluating its Nexus ...

21. Axt-Fliedner R, Nazar A, Bedei I, Schenk J, Reitz M, Rupp S, et al. Associated anomalies and outcome in patients with prenatal diagnosis of aortic arch anomalies as aberrant right subclavian ...

The common arterial trunk is involved in 1-4% of major congenital heart diseases. It consists of a single arterial trunk that leaves the heart through a single arterial valve, giving rise to the ...

DIVERTICULA of the aortic arch are rare congenital anomalies found as a component of vascular rings in infants. They may occur with either a right or a left aortic arch and represent persistence ...

Interrupted aortic arch is a rare congenital heart condition first describedby Steidele in 1773. The condition accounts for less than 1% of congenital heart conditions and is part of a broader ...

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a serious congenital heart anomaly, often associated with other cardiac abnormalities which make its treatment complex. It is found, in at least one out of four ...

A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm -- the reported cause of death of American soccer writer Grant Wahl -- is a rare but deadly medical condition.. Wahl, 49, a prominent journalist in the U.S ...

According to previous studies, 15–25% of the population may carry aortic arch anomalies (1–3). However, case reports documenting successful treatment of aortic dissection in the setting of anatomic ...

The frequency of vascular anomalies in the control group was 21% (19). Of these, 17 (19%) bovine-type aortic arch anomalies and 2 (2%) classified as other types (2 left vertebral artery anomalies ...