Former presidential candidate and Senate leader Bob Dole will enter the Cleveland Clinic Wednesday for surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm. A spokesman for the 77-year-old Kansas Republican ...

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, ...

The chance of a patient living after tearing their aorta has improved significantly, but the condition remains deadly if not recognized early and repaired surgically, a study finds. A team of ...

An aortoenteric fistula is a rare but life threatening complication of aortic surgery requiring immediate surgical repair. Early symptoms include abdominal pain or vomiting blood. A fistula is an ...

An aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that requires immediate surgical repair. Doctors can choose to treat it with either open or endovascular surgery. An ...

A 100th birthday party for Syngman Rhee was held on August 5 in a ward at Seoul Asan Hospital. The medical team, including ...

In patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and no other organ-system abnormalities, the absolute risk of aortic dissection is low but increases with larger aortic sizes, according to ...

Learning that your baby has coarctation (pronounced ko-ahrk-TAY-shun) of the aorta can be a scary time for any parent, and you likely have many questions about what this means for your baby and their ...

Erick Gallun tried out a workout program and stuck with it for 2-plus years. It turned out to be the key to his survival when the largest artery in his body tore open. As a psychologist and researcher ...

An aortic thrombosis is a blood clot that forms in the aorta, the primary artery leading away from the heart. It is rare but is a medical emergency. An aortic thrombosis can disrupt the seamless flow ...