Ninety patients, 85 male (94.4%) and 5 female (5.6%), underwent EVAR. Ten patients (11.1%) received proximal aortic extender cuffs (PEG), 50.0% for low deployment of the main device and 50% for an ...

This study consisted of two protocols. The aim of Study 1 was to investigate the relationship between the AoD and the central aortic pressure or aortic elastance in patients without HF. Study 2 was ...

The green Mediterranean – high polyphenols diet substantially regresses proximal aortic stiffness (PAS), a marker of vascular aging and increased cardiovascular risk. The green Mediterranean diet was ...

Thoracic aortic dissection is often approached as an acute and localised event, and pathological examination has ...

MUCH has been written about occlusive disease involving the great vessels of the aortic arch since the first reports on this subject by Savory 1 in 1856 and Broadbent 2 in 1875. This clinical entity, ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes weakened and enlarges. Many causes exist including atherosclerosis, hypertension and connective tissue disorders. There are no specific ...

DRAMATIC in onset and catastrophic in its consequences, dissecting aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is a common disease that poses difficult problems in management. The dismal outlook for patients with ...

The PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System Advantage The innovative design of the PAS-Port system allows a surgeon to load the bypass graft into the system and rapidly complete the anastomosis, ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and durability of additional proximal cuffs during endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). A retrospective review of 90 EVAR ...