It begins at the left ventricle, extends upward through the chest to form an arch, and continues downward ... a pulsing feeling in the abdomen, or fainting. Aortic issues, such as aneurysms, are often ...

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical condition in which a tear occurs in the major artery (aorta) that carries ...

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Divided into four sections—the aortic root, ascending aorta, aortic arch, and descending aorta ... magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT scans. To protect the aorta, a balanced diet, regular ...

Background Mobile stroke units (MSUs) performance dependability and diagnostic yield of 16-slice, ultra-fast CT with auto-injection angiography (CTA) of the aortic arch/neck/circle of Willis has not ...

and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Objectives To identify the optimal threshold values of CT-AVCS (CT-Aortic valve calcium score) and CT-AVA (CT-aortic valve area) for diagnosing severe AS (aortic ...

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and a major cause of death both ...

The aorta starts at the heart’s left ventricle, curves into the aortic arch, and stretches all the way down from the chest into the abdomen ... In the abdomen, it runs down the back before splitting ...

Para-aortic lymph node (PALN) metastasis is a rare but clinically challenging manifestation in colorectal cancer (CRC). Its management is complicated by the high risks associated with radical PALN ...

Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is an indolent, potentially fatal disease, which progresses at variable rates that are influenced by pathogenesis and patient characteristics. We conducted a systematic ...

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