The elephant trunk technique is used if a descending or thoracoabdominal aneurysm ... of the ascending aortic graft. This completes the first stage of the elephant trunk repair The trifurcated ...

Ian Walton/Getty A tourist has been trampled to death by an elephant while visiting a national park in South Africa. The victim was “charged and trampled” by an elephant near Crocodile River ...

A tourist has died after being trampled by an elephant while visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa, officials say. The animal "charged and trampled" the victim on Saturday, according to a ...

In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), thoraci ...

Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) has evolved as the preferred method for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). However, ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S. researchers ...

Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for ...

CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better 5-year outcomes vs. PCI plus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in ...

She once left on a six-week trip and didn't come back for three years. In an airport’s sea of squat polycarbonate, trunk luggage stands out. Though the sleek, modern, wheeled incarnation isn’t ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

"As an aside, the Ross procedure, which is my preference in this age group, is the only aortic valve replacement procedure ...