CT angiography of the abdominal vessels showed an angle between the aorta and the origin of the superior mesenteric artery of 18 degrees (normal is > 25 degrees), and the aortomesenteric distance at ...

A and B, A field in the normal abdominal aorta is shown; C and D show a field in an intermediate lesion after 10 weeks of cholesterol feeding; and E and F, a field in an advanced lesion after 15 weeks ...

Obesity plays a crucial role in how severely blood vessels are damaged—and this depends on where excessive fat accumulates in ...

Understand the risks of aortic aneurysm and take control of your health. Learn from an expert about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this potentially life-threatening condition.

Her abdominal pain had lessened by day 4 and was significantly better on the morning of day 5. On day 5, her serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels had increased (2.9 and 53 mg/dL ...

Among patients undergoing coronary angiography because of angina typical enough to suggest coronary artery disease, 10–30% are found to have “normal” or “near normal” epicardial coronary arteries at ...

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 ...

The aorta. The appendix. The kidneys. The spleen. However, the pain may start from somewhere else, like your chest or pelvic area. You may also have a generalized infection, such as the flu or strep ...

Background: Castor-branched stent-graft, chimney stent, and fenestration techniques have been employed for left subclavian artery (LSA) revascularization during zone 2 thoracic endovascular aortic ...

Objective This study was designed to evaluate the severity of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with asymptomatic impaired fasting glucose (IFG) compared to those with diabetes mellitus (DM) and ...

133. Sartorato P, Zulian E, Benedini S, Mariniello B, Schiavi F, Bilora F, et al. Cardiovascular risk factors and ultrasound evaluation of intima-media thickness at common carotids, carotid bulbs, and ...