Intermountain is the first hospital in the U.S. to use the Gore EXCLUDER TAMBE device to treat aneurysms in the visceral ...

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening via ultrasound in Caucasian males aged 65 and older has proven cost-effective in metropolitan areas. Evidence suggests that with adequate training, ...

A simple genetic screening test has the potential to stop almost a quarter of premature preventable deaths from common diseases including breast cancer, diabetes and hypertension by identifying those ...

Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood leaks back into the left ventricle due to a leaky aortic valve. This is a type of valve disease in the heart. Aortic regurgitation can lead to some heart ...

An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a type of mechanical device used to assist blood flow. It's implanted into the body's largest blood vessel (aorta), and inflates and deflates with each heartbeat ...

For patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, current guidelines recommend routine clinical surveillance every 6 to 12 months. Data from ...

Early aortic valve intervention with SAVR/TAVR among patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis, normal EF, and with evidence of LGE on CMR did not improve the primary composite endpoint of all-cause ...

This study aimed to determine the short- and long-term outcomes of preemptive TEVAR for uncomplicated TBAD with a small aortic aneurysm. Design: Retrospective multicenter analysis. Methods: We ...

Study objective: This study is to uncover the advantages of abdominal aortic balloon occlusion in the uterine curettage treatment for patients with cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP). Methods: To ...

An aortic stenosis murmur is an unusual sound the heart makes due to a narrowing of the aortic heart valve. The narrowed heart valve restricts blood flow from the heart, which can create a murmur.

Screening programs have reduced the mortality risk for aortic aneurysm, and prehabilitation exercise therapy reduces morbidity and mortality associated with surgery. Early data suggest that remote ...