To evaluate the renal arteries and abdominal aorta in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX). This prospective case–control study included 91 subjects with and without PEX. All participants ...

Green tea could prevent a deadly condition in the body's main artery. A team has found that abdominal aortic aneurysm -- a condition in which the main artery becomes overstretched and bloated -- ...

Clinical ultrasound is invaluable for detecting atherosclerosis. However, methods to assess vascular areas with atheromatous plaques and their extent remain inconsistent and lack standardisation. To ...

The hypogastric artery, also called the iliac artery, provides blood flow to the organs in your pelvis. You have an abdominal aorta, which is a large artery that travels down into your pelvis, where ...

The midaortic syndrome is a rare entity, characterized by coarctation of the abdominal aorta, which is usually discovered during a workup for hypertension in a child. Renal vessels, mesenteric vessels ...

If an abdominal aortic aneurysm is found, treatment depends on the size of the aneurysm, its rate of growth and whether it is causing symptoms. The aorta is a large blood vessel about the size of a ...