Due to the sudden rupture of the aortic wall, aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate ...

A gene that regulates the development of roots in vascular plants is also involved in the organ development of liverworts -- land plants so old they don't even have proper roots. The discovery ...

While visiting Utah, Christine Seppi experienced sudden, severe abdominal and back pain. A rare diagnosis—an abdominal aortic ...

The study found that early intervention led to an 80% reduction in heart failure hospitalisations one year after treatment.

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. released new economic and clinical data on severe aortic stenosis (AS) demonstrating intervening in a patient with the disease before symptoms develop can reduce costs to ...

Heart specialists in New York, US, have made a ground-breaking announcement after they saved three children using just one ...

Some patients may be prescribed heart medication, Takayama said, and patients can also receive a surgical treatment called aortic root replacement to prevent tears in the aorta. Almost all Loeys ...

Because we intervene to prevent dissection, there are no contemporary data or prospective studies to guide us. As we have lowered the size threshold for intervention, the NNtT has necessarily ...

An aortic root aneurysm is a bulge in the first section of the aorta, where the artery joins the heart and aortic valve. Treatment for an aortic root aneurysm can help prevent serious complications.

"We utilized gene editing to manipulate the gene in human cells, specifically Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by aneurysms at the aortic root ... which puts us in a ...