Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

Traditional operative risk calculators, such as the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II), ...

By creating artificial aging in mice, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track the formation of ...

The past 12 months mark a milestone year for the discipline of sports and exercise cardiology.We have seen the publication of two major guideline documents for athletes: the 2025 American Heart Associ ...

Fred Hoiberg was in the best shape of his life. No symptoms. But a silent aneurysm was ready to kill him. What happened next ...

I see screening tests advertised often. For $160, I can get screened for conditions that might cause strokes, heart disease, ...

Most patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms do not have any symptoms; they are usually diagnosed on imaging studies performed for another reason. Uncommonly, large thoracic aortic aneurysms may cause ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I see screening tests advertised often. For $160 I can get screened for conditions that might cause stroke, heart disease, aneurysms, etc. My partner and I are in our early and mid ...

Aortic aneurysm surgery Your doctor may recommend surgery if your aneurysm is big -- more than 2 inches (5 centimeters), or if it's getting larger quickly -- growing more than 3/16 inch (0.5 ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of bedside-focused transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for adults with acute atraumatic thoracic aortic syndrome. They ...

Steve Nolan died suddenly at age 62 in 2022 after an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) “the size of a pineapple” ruptured with massive internal bleeding. An AAA occurs when the abdominal aorta dilates ...