Here, we aim to examine the indications for surgical intervention on the dilated aorta, particularly the ascending segment. Studies of the natural history of ascending aortic aneurysms indicate ...

Ascending aortic dissections are a surgical emergency ... Aortic regurgitation: Acute aortic regurgitation can result from dilation of the aortic root. This may cause acute left heart failure ...

The paper is titled "Wall shear stress measured with 4D flow CMR correlates with biomarkers of inflammation and collagen synthesis in mild-to-moderate ascending aortic dilation and tricuspid ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the ...

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the ...

dilated aortic sinuses or ascending aorta, rheumatic valve changes, and infective endocarditis with abnormal leaflet closure or perforation. On the basis of left ventricular dysfunction ...

1) and fluoroscopy revealed considerable cardiac enlargement, primarily of the left ventricle, but also of the left atrium, an aneurysm of the ascending aorta, with slight dilatation of the arch ...

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the ...

While bicuspid aortic valves are known to be associated with aortic dilation and dissection, the risk of dissection in this population has recently been called into question. Michelena and ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

“Risk factors for late autograft dysfunction include a dilated aortic annulus and ascending aorta.” “Stabilization of the aortic annulus and pulmonary autograft will improve the re ...