Treatment in the case of adults commonly involves cardiac catheter balloon dilation and stent placement in the constricted segment of the aorta. The balloon will stretch the area of narrowing ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the early results of balloon expandable stent implantation for aortic coarctation or recoarctation. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Two paediatric cardiology ...

Symptoms at initial presentation included headache (90%), papilledema (89%), visual changes (62%) and pulsatile tinnitus (48%). There was a technical success rate of 99% for the stent placement ...

It is thought that these patients might have increased risk of a tear or rupture of the aorta during the procedure. For that reason, covered stents are considered an option in patients who have a ...

OCT provides new insight into the assessment and treatment of coronary artery disease with stent placement. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new imaging technology that utilizes near ...

Background: Following transcatheter aortic valve replacement, acute coronary obstruction is infrequent but ... Re-dilation of the space between the native leaflets and the STJ likely returned it to ...

Aortic coarctation is a fatal cardiovascular disease. For Stanford type B aortic coarctation, aortic endovascular isolation (TEVAR) is currently the treatment of choice and is far less invasive than ...

Conclusion: This study demonstrates the successful management of a super-high esophageal-tracheal fistula using a Sigma fully covered metallic stent. Super-high esophageal fistulas occur in the upper ...

The unique graft is designed for patients with conditions affecting the ascending aorta, the major large blood vessel that leaves the heart and supplies blood to the brain and the rest of the body.

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