If aortic injury is not diagnosed quickly, morbidity and mortality are significantly increased," CT angiography offers a much more rapid diagnosis than traditional catheter aortography, and it is ...

Blunt aortic injury occurs after sudden deceleration, ... Helical CT of the thorax is more sensitive for blunt aortic injury than angiography and is estimated to have a sensitivity of 100%, ...

A 68-year-old man with 1 week of bloating and constipation undergoes CT, which reveals Stanford type B aortic dissection ...

The combination of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), fluoroscopy and aortic angiography guarantees optimal conditions for TAVI. In particular, ...

Ascending and aortic arch aneurysms are commonly found incidentally. It is possible that, ... (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another imaging modality to visualize your aortic ...

Pathophysiological and observational evidence support the clinical relevance of aortic stiffness as a decision-making tool for the diagnostic use of coronary angiography. Aortic wall stiffening ...

Pretranscatheter aortic valve replacement-CT angiography safely deferred the need for invasive coronary angiography in 53% of patients, according to a study published May 21 in Circulation: ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are defined as having an aortic diameter of more than 3 cm. In the United States, the estimated prevalence is 1.4% among people between 50 and 84 years of age, or 1.1 ...

New analysis from the EARLY TAVR trial showed patients between the age of 65 and 70 years old derived the most benefits of a strategy of early intervention with transcatheter aortic valve ...