Q: I am a 78-year-old female and recently I had some X-rays taken due to stomach pains and loss of appetite. The results state that my heart size is normal. However they also say that the aorta is ...

We delineate the clinical spectrum and describe the histology in arterial tortuosity syndrome (ATS), a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by tortuosity of the large and medium-sized ...

BENGALURU: A 64-year-old woman who was suffering from tortuous aorta and a history of failed valve replacement was successfully treated with Hybrid TAVR (Transcatheter aortic valve replacement) at ...

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An externalized transapical guidewire (ETAG) technique has been used for safe delivery of high-profile devices through a tortuous aorta to zone 0, which is currently precluded after mechanical ...

A seventy-one-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of orthopnea and ankle edema. Ten years before entry he was treated in the Out Patient Department for late syphilis. Because of his age ...