Introduction: Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is typically treated by replacement of the ascending aorta (+/- root) and proximal arch. However, 70-85% of patients have residual distal ...

The aorta is widest at the point where it connects to the heart's left ventricle through the aortic valve; then, it gets progressively narrower as it descends into the abdomen. The aorta is divided ...

Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood leaks back into the left ventricle due to a leaky aortic valve. This is a type of valve disease in the heart. Aortic regurgitation can lead to some heart ...

An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a type of mechanical device used to assist blood flow. It's implanted into the body's largest blood vessel (aorta), and inflates and deflates with each heartbeat ...

This 1,030-calorie burger, officially named the "Big Arch," features two quarter-pound beef patties, a whopping three slices of cheese, crispy onions, pickles, lettuce, and a new tangy Big Arch sauce.

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...

WASHINGTON, DC—Further follow-up from the ALIGN-AR trial confirm the safety and continued efficacy of the Trilogy heart valve system (JenaValve) for the treatment of patients with severe, symptomatic ...

For patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, current guidelines recommend routine clinical surveillance every 6 to 12 months. Data from ...

Early aortic valve intervention with SAVR/TAVR among patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis, normal EF, and with evidence of LGE on CMR did not improve the primary composite endpoint of all-cause ...

Findings from the TAVR UNLOAD trial found preemptive TAVR was not superior to clinical aortic stenosis surveillance (CASS) for the hierarchical occurrence of all-cause death, disabling stroke, disease ...