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 ...

A.L. (M.G.H. 1283255), a 30-year-old Negro mother of 7, entered the Massachusetts General Hospital because of increasingly severe ... of the ascending aorta, with slight dilatation of the arch ...

Acute aortic regurgitation can cause acute heart failure, pulmonary edema and even cardiogenic shock if severe. The physical examination is non-specific for ascending thoracic aortic dissection ...

In fact, patients with severe chronic aortic regurgitation ... a congenital AV anomaly, dilated aortic sinuses or ascending aorta, rheumatic valve changes, and infective endocarditis with abnormal ...

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the majority without the need for additional surgery two decades later.