The Medicare data contradict results from the TCW randomized trial but better represent real-world practice, say authors.

Pressing down on your fingernails could reveal a subtle yet serious indicator of heart trouble, according to a doctor.

An expert has issued a warning to people if they notice a specific sign when pressing down on the fingernails.

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

Surgery is still the treatment of choice in infants with an aortic coarctation with a mortality rate of less than 1%. Balloon dilatation should be avoided in children and neonates as it is less ...

ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta may be of diverse etiology. Atherosclerosis, syphilis, medial degeneration, trauma and occasionally sepsis have been implicated. 1–4 The present case represents a ...

The valves make sure blood flows in only one direction. The aortic valve keeps blood flowing from the left ventricle to the aorta. Your child may be born with aortic stenosis (congenital). Or it may ...