Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium – an accumulation of blood in the sac around his heart – his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder announced on ...

Elective coronography has low diagnostic yield for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). We aim to determine whether non-invasive aortic stiffness assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of CAD ...

Chuck McMullens reached for his bedroom phone to dial 911 as he collapsed to the floor in early July 2020, losing feeling in both of his legs, terrified that first responders wouldn’t make it to his ...

Humberto Cordero's aneurysm was discovered when he felt discomfort following a car crash, Stony Brook Medicine officials say.

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has already been recommended for some high-risk patients with aortic ...

The largest artery in the body, the aorta, begins at the heart and runs through the chest and abdomen. This one artery is responsible for supplying oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. But, this ...

The arterial vasculature is the second most frequently calcified structure in the human body after the skeleton. Calcification of the aorta and aortic valves occurs in most individuals in westernized ...

A coronary artery dissection is a serious heart condition that requires emergency treatment. This condition happens when one of the arteries in the heart develops a tear in its inner lining — one of ...