Incidence of acute aortic dissection tended to spike on cold days while the incidence of aortic aneurysm rupture increased the day after, an observational study from Tokyo suggested. These findings ...

The largest artery in the body, the aorta, begins at the heart and runs through the chest and abdomen. This one artery is responsible for supplying oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. But, this ...

Abstract: Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVADs) operate at fixed speeds, suppressing pulsatility, prolonging aortic-valve closure, and impairing root washout, thereby elevating ...

Credit: Getty Images Clinicians must be vigilant for subtle signs of BAV in children. Once diagnosed, management decisions should be individualized. Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common ...

Introduction: Severe aortic regurgitation (AR) is characterized by significant retrograde blood flow in the aorta and remains difficult to quantitively evaluate by echocardiography. By providing ...

A 74-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of severe chest and back pain. He has a history of hypertension and has run out of medication. He has no history of similar ...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Systolic Heart Failure and Moderate Aortic Stenosis: Ischemic vs. Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy – Insights From the TAVR UNLOAD Trial Receive the the latest ...

Four-dimensional flow cardiovascular MRI (4D flow CMR) can more accurately estimate peak aortic valve velocities (V Peak) than traditional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in patients with aortic ...