The aorta starts at the heart’s left ventricle, curves into the aortic arch, and stretches all the way down from the chest into the abdomen. The abdominal aorta begins after the aorta passes through a ...

14 in Nature Communications. Simone Radavelli-Bagatini, Ph.D., from Edith Cowan University in Joondalup, Australia, and ...

Brownie said there are three types of aortic aneurysms, which are weak bulges in the aorta that can burst with deadly results. Such an aneurysm in the chest is called thoracic, while one in the ...

Eating too much can cause bloating or expansion of the stomach. Swallowing air from eating too quickly or chewing gum can also cause bloating. Ovarian cancer isn't the most common cause of abdominal ...

Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood leaks back into the left ventricle due to a leaky aortic valve. This is a type of valve disease in the heart. Aortic regurgitation can lead to some heart ...

But during a tummy tuck, the surgeon also tightens your abdominal muscles. That step is not usually done as part of a panniculectomy. Who Are the Best Candidates for a Tummy Tuck? A tummy tuck ...

Department of Cardiology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Correspondence to: Dr Angus Nightingale Department of Cardiology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, ...

Investigators assessed more than 850,000 cases of Medicare beneficiaries who had high risk heart surgery -- including heart bypass, aortic aneurysm repair, and mitral and aortic valve repair ...