Whereas patients with isolated aortic injuries should undergo ... regarding the timing of intervention. Similar to injuries involving the thoracic aorta, consideration needs to be given to overall ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the most serious complication of repairing descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, with endovascular ...

The Zenith TX2 TAA Endovascular stent graft is designed as a two-piece modular system, although implantation of a single device may be sufficient for focal thoracic aortic lesions (see fig 8).

A thoracic aortic aneurysm involves the ascending aorta ... traumatic events that can increase your risk. Among them are: an injury to the chest area drug use poorly controlled high blood pressure ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This ...

The Medicare data contradict results from the TCW randomized trial but better represent real-world practice, say authors.