An uncommonly used surgical procedure that bypasses a narrowed aortic valve, rather than replacing it, effectively restores blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body and gives high-risk ...

Patients undergoing hemodialysis have a lower survival rate than those who receive a kidney transplant. Mortality among hemodialysis patients is approximately 14.5% compared with 1.5% for transplant ...

In instances in which an aortic coarctation is localized to the isthmus region, resection of the abnormal tissue with an end-to-end anastomosis is the procedure of choice. However, in cases in which ...

Background A 20-year-old male presented with a history of systemic hypertension. Examination revealed a systolic murmur with an early ejection click, and femoral pulses were markedly reduced.

An aortobifemoral bypass is a surgery that's done to redirect your blood flow around a large, blocked artery in your groin or abdomen. It boosts the blood flow to your legs. It's a major surgery ...

The Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) said on Tuesday that it had performed a surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm for the first time at the hospital. Addressing mediapersons, Dean of CMCH B ...

Aorto-duodenal fistulae constitute 80 percent of aorto-enteric fistulae, presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Rarely do they present with a history of persistent occlusive syndrome: This ...

A study conducted at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore concludes that an uncommonly used surgical procedure that bypasses a narrowed aortic valve, rather than replacing it, ...