Computed tomographic (CT) angiography of the thoracic aorta revealed a significant mural thrombus extending into his left subclavian artery from his descending aorta (Figure 1), and this was ...

A blood clot is a gel-like mass of blood that can form as a natural part of wound healing. But blood clots that occur within arteries or veins can be dangerous and even life-threatening if they block ...

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Wide exposure and mobilization of the aortic bifurcation does not take much time and will aid greatly, particularly in cases in which the embolic thrombus is packed in the aorta up to the level of ...

HALT represents the presence of a thrombus and its progression ... The valve frame along with the surrounding ascending aorta, native valve, and left ventricular outflow tracts was dehydrated and ...

What is an aortic dissection? An aortic dissection is a tear (dissection) in the wall of the body’s main artery (aorta). The aorta sends blood from your heart to the rest of your body. A tear causes ...

In addition, inflammatory cells play crucial roles in thrombus recanalization and restoration of blood flow via fibrinolysis and vascular remodeling. Faster resolution of the thrombus is key for ...

Table 1. Demographics and morphometry in each patient of control and HH groups. The mean Reynolds number (averaged over a cardiac cycle) at the inlet of thoracic aorta has values of 1028 ± 101 and ...

The Achilles heel of the bioprosthetic valve is structural valve deterioration (SVD). Cusp tears and thickening, calcification, pannus formation, and thrombus lead to deterioration of the valve, 7 ...