A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm -- the reported cause of death of American soccer writer Grant Wahl -- is a rare but deadly medical condition. "Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, ...

The aortic arch is the portion of the main artery that bends between the ascending and descending aorta. It leaves the heart and ascends, then descends back to create the arch. The aorta distributes ...

CHICAGO, April 28, 2025 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) today announced the launch of its latest surgical risk calculator designed for patients undergoing ascending aorta and aortic root ...

ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta may be of diverse etiology. Atherosclerosis, syphilis, medial degeneration, trauma and occasionally sepsis have been implicated. 1–4 The present case represents a ...

An aortic dissection is a tear in one of the layers of the aorta. The aorta is your body’s largest blood vessel. Your aorta is made up of three layers. When a hole or tear forms in one of these layers ...

In performing open arch replacement, surgeons at our center and others currently prefer to reattach the individual brachiocephalic branches separately, rather than reattaching a single island of ...

The aorta, a large blood vessel responsible for transporting oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body, plays a crucial role in our circulatory system. While it has long been known that ...