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A Hearty Life

January 3rd, 2008

New Type Of Closed Chest Stent Like Surgery For Torn Aortas

Tears in the aorta are more times than not fatal, but for the few that make it to the operating room table there is new hope. An new national study being conducted out by a vascular surgeon and out of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is examining a non invasive stent type of procedure/surgery to graft […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

July 28th, 2007

A New Way To Predict The Future For Patients After A Torn Aorta

A torn aorta is more often than none fatal. The aorta is the largest vessel of blood in our body and is essential in circulating blood through or cardiovascular system. Like I had already mentioned, most patients that enter the hospital with a tear in their aorta… don’t leave. What is even […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments