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 ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – In a study of more than 2,000 adults, researchers found that two MRI measurements of the abdominal aorta — the amount of plaque in the vessel and the thickness of its wall — are ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center revealed that the risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attacks, in healthy individuals can be predicted by conducting magnetic resonance imaging ...

ANEURYSMECTOMY with prosthetic replacement of the removed arterial segment is now commonplace, and accepted as the treatment of choice for aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. We have been struck by the ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a balloon-like bulge in your aorta. It affects the part of your aorta that runs through your abdomen. Your aorta is your body’s main artery. Is an AAA Serious?

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 ...

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 ...

October 20, 2010 (Seoul, South Korea) — SENTIS, a randomized trial evaluating augmentation of cerebral perfusion via partial aortic occlusion in patients with acute ischemic stroke, has demonstrated a ...

A 66-year-old patient from the Netherlands, who was suffering from abdominal aortic aneurysm, underwent a successful surgery at Gurgaon-based hospital. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized ...

A 35-year-old pregnant woman died due to a tear in the abdominal aorta during the course of laparoscopic surgery for an ectopic pregnancy, an inquest has heard. Malak Kuzbary Thawley of Brusna ...