During her doctoral research, Esther Maas investigated the use of new ultrasound techniques to image dangerous aortic aneurysms for patient-specific care. An aneurysm is a dangerous vascular ...

We describe a case of a hypercoagulable young patient with arterial embolism in whom investigations revealed a mural pedunculated aortic arch thrombosis without clear diffuse atherosclerotic lesions.

X-rays and/or ultrasound imaging are used to check that the graft is properly positioned. The stent graft stays in the aorta permanently, secured by metal prongs or anchors and/or a tight fit against ...