Results We identified 36 patients with a diagnosis of PAU involving the descending thoracic aorta. The diagnosis was made with CT in 27 patients (75%), MRI in 7 (19%), and aortography in 2 (6% ...

A review of the unenhanced (A) and enhanced (B) CT scans shows a crescent of high attenuation in the descending thoracic aorta (arrow) consistent with intramural hematoma.

Preliminary results of a clinical trial, presented today at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, showed that a new, low-profile thoracic aortic endograft is safe and effective in the treatment of ...

The diameter of the thoracic aorta is a biomarker for heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events in women and men, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

Acute aortic syndrome refers to disruption of the medial layer of the aortic wall, and incorporates aortic dissection, intramural haematoma, and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer. Evangelista and ...

According to two recent studies, a nonsurgical treatment using stent-grafts to repair an injured or diseased thoracic aorta offered patients less risk of paraplegia as well as lower morbidity and ...

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) findings of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) corresponding with clinical presentation, chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) data as well as the follow-up ...

In patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and no other organ-system abnormalities, the absolute risk of aortic dissection is low but increases with larger aortic sizes, according to ...