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Unruptured Thoracic Aneurysm in TAVR Tied to Aortic Dissection, Cardiac Tamponade

In the small percentage of patients undergoing TAVR who have a preexisting unruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), there appears to be increased risks of both aortic dissection and cardiac ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor Researchers Awarded NIH Funding to Study Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Dissection and Rupture

The research team including Dr. Ying Shen, professor of surgery and director of the Aortic Disease Research Lab; Dr. Scott LeMaire, professor of and vice chair for research in the Department of ...
TCTMD

Novel TEVAR System for Complicated Aortic Dissection Shows Promise

Patients with acute, complicated type B aortic dissections can safely benefit from thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) with a novel stent graft, according to a study presented January 27, 2014 ...
Yahoo Finance

Medtronic Begins Real-World Post-Market Study of the Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Graft System in Patients with Thoracic Aortic Dissection

DUBLIN, July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medtronic plc (MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced the start of a prospective, observational, global, multi-center, real-world, ...
Nasdaq

Medtronic Begins Real-World Post-Market Study of the Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Graft System in Patients with Thoracic Aortic Dissection

Global “DISSECT-N” Post-Market Study to Broaden Evidence Base for Safety and Effectiveness of Commercially Available Endovascular Repair Technology “Thoracic aortic dissection is dangerous, with some ...
Healthline

What is a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA)?

A thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by an abnormal bulge in your body’s main artery. TAAs are usually symptom-free until they rupture, but early ...