The ascending aorta continues upward to form the aortic arch, where the oxygenated blood supply to your head originates. The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood ...

Total Aortic Arch Replacement is a surgical procedure that involves replacing the entire aortic arch, which is the curved portion of the aorta that extends from the heart. This procedure is typically ...

Although the ligament is not seen, its presence is confirmed by demonstrating either a diverticulum, a dimple or the thoracic descending aorta opposite to the side of the aortic arch. The presence ...

A “fit and healthy” woman, Marie Anne August, experienced a “ripping” and bubbling” feeling in her chest. The 45-year-old was ...

At the beginning of the season, Rockies pitcher Lucas Gilbreath's focus was on an individual who transcends baseball — his daughter.

The dorsal aorta is a continuous vessel in embryo, bent to form a series of aortic arches. 1st bend = 1st aortic arch When the pharyngeal arches develop, cross links are formed between the dorsal and ...

Echocardiography can visualized the proximal portion of the aorta, however not the aortic arch and only minimal portions of the descending thoracic aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography is also ...

Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length frequently into the aortic arch and/or descending thoracic aorta Type II: Dissection originating in the ascending ...

Doctors replaced a valve and the upper arch of his aorta. After the six-hour surgery ... Doctors didn't know why Roy, then 54, had the aortic dissection. Some factors could have contributed.

Both the proximal and distal segments of the endograft have scalloped flares, which are to facilitate endograft conformity in a tortuous thoracic aorta ... to the aortic wall and potentially ...