An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aorta may continue to further expand (dilate) or remain unchanged, but close surveillance is necessary. As the ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms affect around 1.1 million people ... Type B involves a tear in the lower aorta only (descending aorta), which may also extend into the abdomen. Aortic dissection ...

The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood to the rest of your body. An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic ...

While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. There are two classification systems used to describe thoracic ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes ... however not the aortic arch and only minimal portions of the descending thoracic aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography ...

This is designed to enhance the device attachment to the aortic wall and potentially reduce ... the all-cause mortality rate was 21%, with no aneurysm-related mortality. There was an 8% rate ...

NHS Ayrshire & Arran is urging men over 65 to attend their abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening appointments.

The outcomes of patients with type B acute aortic dissections (those confined to the descending aorta ... atherosclerosis and a history of aortic aneurysm. An increase in pressure within the ...