Aortic aneurysm involves a risk of the large body artery rupturing, which is directly life-threatening. Hanna Björck, docent ...

This study demonstrates that global or adipose tissue-specific knockout of CIDEC/FSP27 significantly reduces AAA incidence ...

The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the heart to the lower part of the body. In early fetal development, it forms from two smaller blood vessels, called the ...

Objective The majority of cardiovascular diagnoses in the Danish National Patient Registry (DNPR) remain to be validated despite extensive use in epidemiological research. We therefore examined the ...

If you have your pupils dilated for an eye exam, they may stay dilated for several hours. Your eye health provider dilates your pupils so they can get a clear view of the internal structures of your ...

Uncle' is a myth of the league and continues to break historic records. In the NBA, you win with stars, because it is perhaps ...

Background: Individuals with aortic dilation (≥4.0cm) or aneurysm (≥4.5cm) are encouraged to avoid high-intensity sports. However, the incidence of aortic dissection in patients with bicuspid aortic ...

Background: Most connective tissue disorders (CTD) that cause aortic dilation (AoD) are hereditary. Children suspected of CTD may be referred to a pediatric cardiology or genetics clinic (PC) where ...

Andrea Pace, CVT, VTS (ECC), details symptoms of GDV in dogs, and explains why this condition is considered a surgical emergency Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) is a serious condition that happens ...

Oliver's sign, or the tracheal tug sign, is an abnormal downward movement of the trachea during systole that can indicate a dilation or aneurysm of the aortic arch.