14 Accordingly, prophylactic ascending aortic replacement is recommended at the time of AVR in the presence of a significantly enlarged aorta. Perhaps surprisingly, the majority of natural history ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes ... While pain of an ascending aortic dissection frequently is in the center of the chest radiating to the mid upper-thoracic ...

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 ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes ... While pain of an ascending aortic dissection frequently is in the center of the chest radiating to the mid upper-thoracic ...