Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, ...

This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA ... filled sealing rings are expanded to exactly conform and seal to the patient’s unique anatomy, excluding the aneurysm.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common and deadly problem. The aortic diameter increases in association with a complex remodeling process that includes changes in the structure and content of ...

Many reports in the literature demonstrate the efficacy of endovascular repair of blunt thoracic aortic injury. We report here an unusual case of abdominal aortic dissection secondary to blunt ...

An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening ... an individual may experience back or abdominal pain. Patients that experience sudden symptoms such as chest or ...

Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms has been associated with lower short-term mortality than open surgical repair. The results of multicenter trials published in the New England ...