ANY artery in the body has the potential of dilating abnormally if weakness develops in the artery wall. If this dilatation is of significant degree, the lesion is described as an aneurysm. If the ...

A new study highlights the 'diagnostic pitfalls' behind missed aortic dissection, the condition that killed Canadian actor Alan Thicke ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms can happen anywhere below the diaphragm. The infrarenal area of the abdomen, just below the kidneys, is one of the most common places to develop an abdominal aneurysm. The ...

Thicke's cause of death was determined by a doctor and no autopsy was performed. By Associated Press Alan Thicke died after his aorta artery tore then ruptured last week, according to his death ...

We describe three patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and RAS who were treated by placement of an aortic endograft and renal artery angioplasty (with or without stent). Figure 1 (angiography ...

LOS ANGELES - Alan Thicke died after his aorta artery tore then ruptured last week, according to his death certificate released Wednesday. The details emerged after the "Growing Pains" star died Dec.

ONE hundred and ninety saddle emboli at the aortic bifurcation have been reported to date. To these we are adding 3 cases, making a total of 193. Two of our 3 patients were treated by embolectomy, and ...

Prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) among patients with aortic abdominal aneurysms (AAAs) ranges between 40% and 60%. 1 A correlation between CAD severity and AAA prevalence has also been ...

Among the most dangerous issues facing patients in need of replacement mechanical heart valves is aortic regurgitation —  a ...

The first ever "humanized" model for aortic valve calcification paves the way for testing potential treatments.

Alan Thicke died after his aorta artery tore then ruptured last week, according to his death certificate released Wednesday. The details emerged after the "Growing Pains" star died Dec. 13 at 69. He ...