Lindsey Graham isn't first high-profile victim of aortic dissection. Experts explain what makes condition so dire, risk ...

Ultrasound demonstrated a strong correlation and agreement with CT in assessing the diameter of the ascending aorta in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), supporting its use as an effective ...

Researchers have developed a novel method of measuring growth in the aorta that may help clinicians to identify potentially fatal heart conditions earlier. The technique, called vascular deformation ...

About 12 percent of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement developed non-symptomatic blood clots around the valve leaflets (known as subclinical leaflet thrombosis) that reduced the motion of ...

Researchers at Michigan Medicine have found a novel method of measuring growth in the body's largest artery that may help clinicians to identify potentially fatal heart conditions earlier. "The ...