MAQUET Cardiovascular today announced that it has received European CE Mark approval for its CARDIOROOT aortic graft. An innovative, one-piece design, aortic root graft, CARDIOROOT will be used by ...

Figure 1: A pair of siblings with Marfan syndrome who underwent aortic-root surgery. Given the prognostic implications, aortic surgery can be the most important event in the life of a patient with ...

Doctors in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully replaced an aortic valve and performed coronary bypass using full 3D endoscopy ...

Surgical aortic valve repair can effectively reduce aortic regurgitation (AR), with only one in 10 patients needing reoperation for valve dysfunction within a decade after treatment, according to a ...

(National) December 1, 2006 - There's a new way to fix a serious heart problem. When 34-year-old Krisztina Beni gave birth six years ago, doctors began monitoring her for a heart murmur. She recently ...

Varanasi: The Sir Sunderlal Hospital of Banaras Hindu University has introduced aortic root replacement (ARR), Bentall operation at its department of cardiothoracic & vascular Surgery. Head of the ...

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissues. One effect of it is that the wall of the aorta can weaken and progressively widen. The wall can tear (dissection) and possibly rupture, ...

One of the highest risk operations in cardiothoracic surgery is the type A aortic dissection, and cardiac surgeons are successfully performing more extensive surgical repairs. These new surgical ...

Acute Aortic Dissection is a rare, deadly emergency. Rapid diagnosis and urgent surgery are vital to save lives. Early screening can prevent disaster. Acute Aortic Dissection (AAD) is a rare but ...