A 42-year-old man of Pakistani origin presented with pain and pallor of sudden onset in his left upper limb. His past history included hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, sleep apnea, diabetes ...

Severe aortic wall thrombus (AWT) on multidetector CT imaging foreshadows higher risk of thromboembolic events in patients undergoing transfemoral TAVI, a prospective cohort study shows. The results ...

A 44 year-old woman presented with the acute onset of an expressive aphasia, a severe right hemiplegia, and left gaze deviation. She had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with a lupus ...

Boston, MA-The risk of dying remains high after discharge in patients treated for acute dissection of the descending aorta, but it's far worse when the resulting false lumen becomes partially occluded ...

The presence of a blood clot on the wall of the aorta in people with abdominal aortic aneurysms is associated with more rapid, potentially dangerous growth in the aneurysm, according to a major study ...

SUDDEN occlusion of the aortic bifurcation by embolic clot released from the heart constitutes one of the rare but dramatically important emergency situations seen in medical practice. If such a clot ...

New data provide some reassurance about the consequences of leaflet thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement, with investigators reporting the condition was not linked with an ...

THE complications of aneurysm of the abdominal aorta have frequently been discussed, but sudden occlusion has not been included among them. Spontaneous rupture into the retroperitoneal space, 1,2 the ...

A study published by the Radiology Society of North America reports an important discovery about abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) that could help to identify high-risk patients who need to be ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - The presence of a blood clot on the wall of the aorta in people with abdominal aortic aneurysms is associated with more rapid, potentially dangerous growth in the aneurysm, according ...