The endovascular management of blunt aortic injuries is being used more frequently in the trauma patient. Traumatic aortic injuries usually occur in the descending thoracic aorta near the origin ...

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, ...

James Repair of Traumatic Aortic Injury - PI: Davies, James Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database – PI: Davies, James Circulating Biomarkers in Esophageal Cancer – PI: Donahue, James Surgical Studies ...

A device in clinical development appears to be far safer and more effective than the TAVI devices currently being used ...

For patients with symptomatic aortic regurgitation at high surgical risk, a transcatheter aortic valve replacement system ...

Other conditions that may require aortic arch replacement include traumatic injuries, congenital defects, and infections. Patients who are otherwise healthy and in good condition are typically ...