People who don't realize they're living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm may face a sudden aortic rupture or tear and massive, catastrophic bleeding. However, others lucky enough to know in advance ...

Marti and Mary Alice Mullins are twins from a tight-knit family in Ashland. In her late 50s, Marti started experiencing strange and painful symptoms. Every time she ate, she became nauseated and would ...

A mesenteric artery bypass is a procedure used to treat a blockage in your superior mesenteric artery. It involves using a graft sourced from another blood vessel or a synthetic material to create a ...

Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...

When Carol Werkman first saw Loyola University Medical Center vascular surgeon Bernadette Aulivola, MD, she was suffering from two debilitating conditions: Every time she ate, Mrs. Werkman felt ...

Bicuspid aortic valve surgery involves repairing or replacing a bicuspid valve. The procedure corrects a congenital condition in which a person has two cusps instead of three. A bicuspid aortic valve ...

Christine Seppi was more than 1,500 miles away from home when her painful symptoms started. Seppi and her husband traveled from their hometown of Pittsburgh to visit family in Utah when she started ...

A cardiac surgeon is a type of cardiothoracic surgeon who specializes in operating on the heart, its valves and structures, and the important veins and arteries near it. General cardiothoracic ...