Dietary egg white protein (EWP) decreases serum cholesterol levels. We previously showed that EWP decreased cholesterol absorption in the intestine. Rats subjected to permanent lymph duct cannulation ...

The patient was then transferred to a vascular unit for further investigations. A transesophageal echocardiogram showed a structurally normal heart, but 2 masses were visible in the descending ...

Introduction Chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm (CTAA) affecting the arch or descending aorta is an indolent but life-threatening condition with a rising prevalence as the UK population ages. Treatment ...

Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence of thoracic aortic disease (TAD) and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) among patients with simple renal cyst (SRC) and bovine aortic arch ...

Introduction ‘Porcelain aorta’ is listed in the second consensus document of the Valve Academic Research Consortium as a risk factor in aortic valve replacement. However, the extent of circumferential ...

Previous studies of adult mammalian thoracic aortas revealed that tension per medial lamellar unit was independent of species and that distribution of medial vasa vasorum, number of medial lamellar ...

All segments of residual distal aorta showed dilatation with time. Growth rate was maximum for abdominal aorta - 3.1 (1.6 - 5.4) mm/year. Patency of false lumen was the only significant factor ...

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 ...

Jonker, F.H.W., Trimarchi, S., Verhagen, H.J.M., Moll, F.L., Sumpio, B.E. and Muhs, B.E. (2010) Meta-Analysis of Open versus Endovascular Repair for Ruptured ...