Global life expectancy is rising, and people are becoming increasingly sedentary, due to which the risk of developing aneurysms is also increasing, leading to the huge demand for aortic stent grafts.

In this cross-sectional study of 158 patients with TAD, several blood biomarkers were found to be associated with the size of the thoracic aorta. The significantly associated blood biomarkers were ...

A noteworthy case study. How to help a teenage girl with familial hypercholesterolemia who has chest pains and is increasingly short of breath? That's what Muhammad Liaquat Raza, PhD, of Al Fatima ...

Thoracic aortic aneurysm open repair. The type of surgery will depend on the location and ... A small aneurysm or one that doesn't cause symptoms may not need surgery until it reaches a certain size.

umcutrecht.nl Patients with a dilated thoracic aorta are at risk for aortic complications such as aortic dissection or rupture. While these aortic complications result in high mortality rates, aortic ...

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Treatment of a thoracic aortic aneurysm varies from regular health checks to emergency surgery. The type of treatment depends on the cause, size, location and growth rate of the thoracic aortic ...

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a procedure to treat an aneurysm in the upper part of ... The risk of bursting grows as the aneurysm gets bigger. Treatment depends on the size of the ...

The size of a thoracic aortic aneurysm depends on several factors including sex, age, and which part of the thoracic aorta is being measured. Smoking is the leading cause of aortic aneurysms.