Conditions & Procedures
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An aortic aneurysm is a bulging, dilation, or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel, usually an artery, that is due to weakness or degeneration that develops in a portion of the artery wall. Just like a balloon, the aneurysm enlarges, stretching the walls of the artery…
Diabetes, defined as elevated blood sugar, is a disorder of metabolism, i.e., the way the body uses digested food for growth and energy. If not controlled, diabetes can be life-threatening, and is associated with long-term complications that can affect every…
Angiography is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart. This is traditionally done by injecting a radio-opaque contrast agent into the blood vessel and…
The aorta is the body's largest artery. It runs from the heart, through the chest, and down into the abdomen. Aortic arch conditions are abnormalities in the structure of the arteries that branch off the top of the aorta. These abnormalities can reduce blood flow to vital…
In an aortic dissection, a weakened portion of inner wall of the aorta tears causes blood to flow between the layers of the aortic wall forcing the inner and middle layers apart. Aortic dissection is a medical emergency and can quickly lead to death should the blood-filled…
Aortofemoral bypass surgery (also called aorto-BI-femoral bypass surgery) is used to bypass diseased large blood vessels in the abdomen and groin. If the blockage is in the arteries in the pelvis, the bypass needs to run from the aorta in the abdomen to the femoral arteries in…
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to your heart and other parts of your body.
Plaque is made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in the blood. Over time,…