Usually, individuals with an aberrant right subclavian artery are asymptomatic, but owing to the retroesophageal and retrotracheal course of the vessel, progressive dysphagia or dyspnea …

Apr 26, 2023 · Esophagus. Cervical auscultation begins with positioning the stethoscope over the median line of the cricoid cartilage. ... The bruit of median arcuate ligament syndrome …

After supplying the left subclavian artery, the aorta descends into the lower body. There are six major arteries branching from the descending aorta: ... esophagus, and rectum. ...

Aug 2, 2004 · A 65-year-old man presented with dysphagia to solids. An upper endoscopy revealed an extrinsic compression at the level of the cardia. What is your approach to work-up?

Feb 2, 2024 · The challenge in showing that PFA does not injure the esophagus and cause death via AE fistula is that this complication is so darn rare — probably in the order of 1 in 1000 to 1 …

Mar 14, 2025 · Coronary artery calcium scans were conducted on all participants. Then, 591 people were excluded because their score was 0; 30 people were excluded because their …

Results: Hiatal hernia was associated with an increased risk of Barrett's esophagus of any length (odds ratio 3.94; 95% confidence interval 3.02–5.13). Heterogeneity was present (I 2 = …

Sep 30, 2024 · TOPLINE: A new epigenetic assay is able to stratify patients with Barrett's esophagus into lower-risk and higher-risk categories for progression to high-grade dysplasia or …

This has resulted in the use of new terms in the definition, such as, long segment Barrett's esophagus (LSBE), short segment Barrett's esophagus (SSBE; <2-3 cm SIM) and ultrashort …

Dec 11, 2024 · Cardiologist John Mandrola reviews his top 10 stories in 2024 covering beta-blockers, GLP-1s, finerenone, Impella, pulsed field ablation, tricuspid intervention, and a …