The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva where the blood supply to your heart, via the coronary arteries, originates. The ascending aorta continues upward to form the ...

The Ventor™ valve (Medtronic, Inc., MN, USA) is a self-expanding, nitinol-stented pericardial valve equipped with three arched support arms fitting the aortic sinuses and allowing for a self ...

Mussa, M.D., a professor of vascular surgery at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas, Houston, respond to questions they often receive about aortic dissections—and discuss ...

That troublesome headache might not be a migraine or brought on by tension. It could be caused by sinus trouble, said doctors at Baylor College of Medicine. “Our sinuses are air-filled spaces in our ...

Unfortunately, while 25% of elderly patients with aortic stenosis develop atrial fibrillation, only a minority can be successfully cardioverted to normal sinus rhythm. In these patients ...

While additional research is still needed, acupuncture may benefit certain sinus issues, including congestion due to allergies or viral infections. Your sinuses are four pairs of connected spaces ...

Respiratory infections like the common cold often start with a stuffy nose, and this minor ailment is sometimes followed by ...

Pulmonary veins return blood to the left atrium, goes to the thick walled left ventricle, then to the single right aortic arch then on to body. Also 4 chambered heart, with full double circulation.

Chronic sinusitis is a condition where inflammation and infection in your sinuses persists for extended periods of time without relief. Your sinuses work as a filter, creating mucus that drains ...

This important study provides solid in-vivo evidence that CCR4 regulates the early inflammatory response during atherosclerotic plaque formation. The authors propose that altered T-cell response plays ...

There is greater awareness of the bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) in the young population who practise sport. A normally functioning BAV usually does not represent a limit for practising sport. However, ...

Valves are tested for (1) Overall performance and energetics (2) turbulence generated (3) sinus hemodynamics (aortic and pulmonic) and (4) ventricular, atrial, pulmonic and aortic flows. In the ...