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, ...

Cross-sectional area compliance (CC) and distensibility (DC) in the ascending and descending aorta and the average pulse wave velocity (PWV) along the descending section of the thoracic aorta were ...

Awareness of the clinical significance of thoracic aortic aneurismal disease has increased in recent years. As diagnostic tools have improved our ability to identify aortic pathology, surgical ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

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 ...

Ascending thoracic aortic disease is an important cause of sudden death in the U.S., yet most aortic aneurysms are identified incidentally. To improve assessment of patients who may be at risk for ...

Renowned soccer writer and Kansas City native Grant Wahl, who died last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar, had an ascending aortic aneurysm, his wife said Wednesday. Wahl’s wife, Dr. Celine ...

New Haven, Conn.-Oddly enough, having an aneurysm in the ascending aorta is significantly associated with decreased incidence of atherosclerosis, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine ...

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 ...

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 ...