Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, ...

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

Although iliac artery (IA) endarterectomy has largely been ... Of these, five required more extensive endarterectomy, three of the distal aorta and two of the contralateral IA.

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The physical examination is non-specific for descending thoracic aortic dissection, but a pulse deficit can be seen if the iliac arteries are involved. The blood pressure is frequently elevated.

Several balloon-expandable stents have been used in the iliac artery, however, they have not had a primary indication for iliac stenting. The Express® LD iliac premounted stent system (Boston ...