Aortic graft infection: Infection of the synthetic or biological material used to repair the aorta, often complicated by biofilm formation and persistent inflammation.

Ninety patients, 85 male (94.4%) and 5 female (5.6%), underwent EVAR. Ten patients (11.1%) received proximal aortic extender cuffs (PEG), 50.0% for low deployment of the main device and 50% for an ...

In all patients with an ADF, when anatomic in situ reconstruction with a synthetic graft had been performed, a retroperitoneal infection developed that caused a secondary duodenal fistula and ...

Aortic stenosis is 1 of the most common heart valve diseases among adults. When symptoms develop, prognosis is poor, and current guidelines recommend prompt aortic valve replacement. Depending of the ...

Introduction Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is widely used for type B aortic dissection, although with satisfactory outcome in a limited proportion of patients. To better inform patient ...

Objectives: To evaluate a new three dimensional (3D) MRI protocol for the reliable detection of aortic high risk plaques compared with transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) and to test the ...

Pinworms are the cause of a highly contagious intestinal infection in humans. Learn about its symptoms, the tape test, and effective methods of treatment.

Understand the risks of aortic aneurysm and take control of your health. Learn from an expert about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this potentially life-threatening condition.

Fred Hoiberg was in the best shape of his life. No symptoms. But a silent aneurysm was ready to kill him. What happened next ...

Two studies published in JACC on June 16 provide new insights on arterial events associated with heritable thoracic aortic disease (TAD) and the relative risk in patients with pathogenic variants (PVs ...