Here, we aim to examine the indications for surgical intervention on the dilated aorta, particularly the ascending segment ... of dissection following aortic-valve replacement (AVR) has been ...

Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length ... Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and bicuspid aortic valve have a significantly increased risk of aortic dissection.

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV ... provided insights into the embryological development of the aortic valve and the ascending aorta, revealing that defects during early development can lead to ...

In addition to the regurgitant jet, echo examination demonstrates structural abnormalities, such as a bicuspid ... valve disease, a congenital AV anomaly, dilated aortic sinuses or ascending aorta ...

While bicuspid aortic valves are known to be associated with aortic dilation and dissection ... 25% of patients required surgery on their aorta, 53% required valve replacement, and 26% developed ...

ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta ... dilatation of the valvular annulus; the cusps themselves were not deformed. The valve was excised and a No. 9 Starr-Edwards valve inserted. 5 Then the ascending ...

which passes blood through the aorta. Until now, a variation in TBX1 had not been explicitly associated with bicuspid aortic valve disease. Mutations in TBX1 and other 22q11.2 genes may cause ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Aneurysms in the ascending aorta (the section closest to the heart) usually occur in younger people and may be linked to ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...