In a significant medical advancement for the Capital Region, vascular surgeons at St. Peter's Hospital have successfully ...

An aortic aneurysm, also known as an enlarged aorta, is a bulge in the ... Bugay was immediately scheduled for open-heart ...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) today announced the launch of its latest surgical risk calculator designed for patients undergoing ascending aorta and aortic root surgery, with or without ...

During an 11-hour surgery, doctors replaced a section of her aorta with an artificial material ... of people dying suddenly or people having enlarged aortas. If that's the case, that's the ...