Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) as more complex extended arch reconstruction procedures, ...

NEW ORLEANS -- For older patients with acute dissections affecting the ascending aorta, a more extensive arch reconstruction surgery was not necessarily better, according to nationwide data. Between ...

Aortic dissection is a life‐threatening cardiovascular condition that arises when a tear in the intimal layer of the aorta permits blood to enter the medial layers, resulting in the formation of a ...

Cabral procedures are used to treat aortic root aneurysms, dissections, and redo-roots. The techniques involves bridging the gap between the coronary artery ostia and the ascending, graft or repair, ...

It often starts with sudden, sharp chest pain that feels unlike anything you have experienced before. It might spread to your back or seem to ease off, but it’s not something to brush aside. Aortic ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A newer trend in heart surgery may have additional health benefits. That trend is what is often referred to as bloodless surgery. It is used to reduce the need for blood ...