New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S. researchers ...

Gore & Associates recently announced the first commercial use of the company’s Excluder conformable abdominal aortic ...

A perioperative eHealth app used alongside standard care has shown success in supporting older patients with abdominal aortic ...

Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) has evolved as the preferred method for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). However, ...

St. Luke's vascular surgeons were the first in the Northeast to enroll a patient in a research study that could revolutionize ...

Quitting smoking is the best way to protect yourself from worsening cardiovascular disease. Smoking causes inflammation of ...

Aortic aneurysms, known as "silent killers," are increasingly deadly, causing 2 per cent of global cardiovascular deaths ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Abdominal pain is considered chronic if it lasts for more than three months. The pain may be constant or it can come and go over the three-month period or longer.

What is aortic stenosis in children? Aortic stenosis means that your child has a heart valve that is too narrow or is blocked. The aortic valve is 1 of 4 heart valves that keep blood flowing through ...

Abdominal pain might seem harmless at first, however, if it persists, it might indicate something serious. While common conditions such as acidity, indigestion and gas can cause abdominal pain, it can ...

She was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis. This is a degenerative heart condition in which the valve between the heart and the main artery that carries blood to the rest of the body becomes ...