An abdominal aortic aneurysm -- a bulge in the large artery that carries blood away from the heart -- can be immediately life-threatening if it grows large enough to rupture. The chance of survival ...

When the First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo first underwent a successful surgery for the repair of an aortic aneurysm in April 2007, many people had never heard, much less know much, about this ...

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 ...

Combination therapy with a statin and a bisphosphonate reduces atherosclerotic plaque in both the thoracic and abdominal aorta, whereas statin monotherapy is only effective in the thoracic aorta and a ...

Two neonates were referred to our unit for suspected coarctation of the aorta. Angio computed tomography (CT) scan showed an extensive spontaneous thrombosis of the abdominal aorta. Both neonates were ...

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aortica Corp. today announced the publication of study results in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) demonstrating the successful use of their investigational ...

The present article by Blankensteijn et al. sought to determine whether the mortality and complication rate advantage that endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair seemed to have over ...

KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aortica Corporation, an early stage privately held company focused on the development of innovative treatments for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), today announced ...