Thoracic aortic ... Dissection originating in the descending thoracic aorta. This is further classified as IIIa which is confined to the thoracic aorta and IIIb which extends to the abdominal ...

Upon arriving at the hospital, Dennett underwent a CT scan which found he had "a dissection of the aorta," he wrote ... Now, Dennett has a new aorta and aortic arch, which is made out of Dacron fabric ...

A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...

Introduction: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs ... whether preoperative transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) abnormalities are linked to MINS in patients undergoing open vascular surgeries involving ...

This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). An aneurysm is a bulge or balloon that forms in the wall of a blood vessel. An aneurysm is most commonly a result of an ...