### Learning objectives After reading this article, the readers should be able to: Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a relatively rare but much-feared clinical presentation which has a high mortality, ...

One objection to xenotransplantation is that it will require the large-scale breeding, raising and killing of genetically modified pigs. The pigs will need to be raised in designated pathogen-free ...

When a sick pig is treated with antibiotics, it cannot be sold as a certified organic product according to the USDA National Organic Program. As a result, maintaining animal health through the ...

The abdominal aorta is one of the first vascular beds where atherosclerotic calcification is observed, often preceding the development of coronary artery calcification. 3, 4 Population‐based studies ...

One-size-fits-all hats are okay, but one-size-fits-all medical treatments don't cut it. A new study shows that drug treatment outcomes are significantly different for a type of heart valve disease, ...

Background: Mural cells in ascending aortic aneurysms undergo phenotypic changes that promote extracellular matrix destruction and structural weakening. To explore this biology, we analyzed the ...

The aorta represents a complex organ system which begins in the aortic ring adjacent to the aortic root with the origin of the two major coronary arteries, and ends at the iliac bifurcation. The ...

(RTTNews) - HeartSciences (HSCS, HSCSW) announced that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Device designation for its Aortic Stenosis ECG algorithm. The algorithm would offer a AI-driven ECG solution ...

To prevent another outbreak of swine fever, China has transformed its traditional pig farms into giant factory farms. In Hongqiao, Hubei province, two buildings now house hundreds of thousands of ...