These arteries (which also include the aorta, pulmonary artery, and femoral artery) are the largest in the body and they are closest to the heart; they give rise to medium-sized vessels (or ...

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

Overall complication rates were similar to those seen with transfemoral access, however, and patients liked it better.

In severe aortic regurgitation, gradual pressure over the femoral artery leads to a systolic and diastolic bruit. The systolic murmur is heard best when the proximal femoral artery is compressed ...

A transradial approach for cerebral angiography was less effective than the transfemoral route in achieving an accurate diagnostic success rate.

The patient had undergone transfemoral percutaneous aortic valve replacement via a ... confirmed a pseudoaneurysm of the right common femoral artery measuring 3.5 × 2.0 × 3.0 cm (Figure a ...

The hospital's state-of-the-art American Heart and Vascular Institute performed a challenging surgery including open ...

The type of surgery used to treat PAD will depend on the size and location of the affected leg artery or arteries. Surgeries include: Aortobifemoral bypass.Femoropopliteal (fem-pop) ...