a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. There are two classification systems used to describe thoracic aortic dissections: The DeBakey classification: Type I ...

and to the descending aorta in 12, and in 8 the entire thoracic aorta was involved. The findings were confirmed at surgery in 22 cases and further elaborated at post-mortem examination in 5 who ...

They can involve the ascending aorta, aortic arch, thoracic descending aorta, and/or abdominal descending aorta. Adverse aortic remodeling after thoracic endovascular aortic repair elevates the ...

The 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, ...

an aneurysm of the ascending aorta, with slight dilatation of the arch and descending thoracic aorta, and increased pulsations of the left ventricle and ascending aorta. An electrocardiogram ...

however not the aortic arch and only minimal portions of the descending thoracic aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography is also accurate and can visualized the entire thoracic aorta. This is the ...

Aneurysms in the chest area (thoracic aortic aneurysms, or TAAs) are classified by location. Those in the descending aorta ...

The ascending aorta continues upward to form the aortic arch, where the oxygenated blood supply to your head originates. The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood ...