Such zone measurements will capture the (variable) sites of maximal dilation. Additionally, the authors measured the aorta only in the anteroposterior dimension, not along the largest diameter. Second ...

Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA ... Syphilis was once a common cause of ascending aortic aneurysm, but has now become rare as a result of aggressive antibiotic treatment in the early stages ...

Vascular. 2010;18(1):41-44. As a consequence of the widespread availability of advanced diagnostic tests, thoracic aorta thrombi will continue to be diagnosed with increased frequency ...

Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of the proximal thoracic aorta are derived from second heart field (SHF) and cardiac neural crest lineages. Recent studies, both in vitro and in vivo, have implied relevance ...

The condition can lead to complications as severe as thoracic aortic aneurysms, weakening of the aortic wall, and aortic stenosis, or narrowing of the aortic valve. Nonsyndromic means that the ...

Early inflation Balloon inflates before aortic valve closes – the left ... the absence of a stenosis in an anesthetized open chest canine model. In the presence of a LMCA stenosis, however ...

Aortic stenosis is a condition where the aortic valve in the heart becomes too narrow, resulting in its functional impairment. Oxygenated blood returns from the lungs and flows into the left ...

These models have largely been at the level of individual organs, with the incorporation of tissue properties and cellular processes, rather than more holistic organ systems. A new project called 12 ...

The position of the clavicles may be variable. The present study was carried out to determine whether the body of the first thoracic vertebra should be used instead of the clavicles because its ...