A thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a bulge in the wall of the aorta, the body’s largest artery. If the aneurysm grows too ...

We are familiar with heart attack stroke and cardiac arrest as fatal heart conditions but there are many other conditions ...

The cellular mechanisms responsible for aortic aneurysm formation constitute a complex, orchestrated series of events that result in dramatic pathological changes in the anatomy and function of the ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is among the most widespread and dangerous diseases that may cause death. Recently, Endovascular Aneurysm Repair outperformed open aortic surgery, since it is a safe ...

### Learning objectives After reading this article, the readers should be able to: Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a relatively rare but much-feared clinical presentation which has a high mortality, ...

Proximal aortic cross-clamping decreases the blood flow through the fistula. The problem of controlling the venous bleeding originating from the fistula is most important and the first to be solved.

Figure 3. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm into the left common iliac vein with fistula formation.

Objectives: Lipid-lowering agents have been shown to be associated with decreased abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) growth and rupture. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is an enzyme ...

Computer simulations based on the finite element method represent powerful tools for modeling blood flow through arteries. However, due to its computational complexity, this approach may be ...