A CT scan provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is ...

The weakened sections of the aortic wall may become unable to support the force ... including radiographic imaging studies to evaluate the status of the graft and aneurysm.* *Imaging studies may be ...

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

The TAMBE device offers surgeons a minimally invasive way to treat complex, life-threatening aneurysms in the visceral aorta. Intermountain Health vascular surgeons have continued to perform the ...

Yale surgeons have completed Connecticut’s first FDA-approved TAMBE procedure, marking a shift in the treatment of complex ...

Aortic aneurysms are dangerous because they can burst and cause ... minimally invasive alternative for patients with complex and extensive aneurysms. Vascular surgeons use imaging to guide the TAMBE ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, 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, ...