Further studies are needed to determine whether prophylactic stent graft placement will improve outcomes in a selected subset of patients with uncomplicated descending aortic dissection.

A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...

The findings contradict a 2018 Food and Drug Administration warning that fluoroquinolone use could increase the risk of ...

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

As a result, the aortic wall may tear (aortic dissection) or bulge outward (aortic aneurysm) and possibly rupture. About ...

In a dissection or rupture, the amount of oxygen and nutrients available to the body's organs decreases. There are three types of aortic aneurysms. A thoracic aortic aneurysm involves the ...

The fatal complication of an ascending aortic aneurysm is rupture and/or aortic dissection. The diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm is best made on CT angiography or MR angiography.

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 recently introduced Zenith Dissection ... system for thoracic aneurysm treatment. The Zenith TX2 distal bare stent component is designed for the treatment of aortic dissections, which is ...

A CT scan provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is ...