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 ...

Aneurysms in the ascending aorta (the section closest ... and half of them have an enlarged aorta. You should ask your doctor ...

Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length frequently into the aortic arch and/or descending thoracic aorta Type II: Dissection originating in the ascending ...

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 majority without the need for additional surgery two decades later.

1–4 The present case represents a notable exception in that an aneurysm of the ascending aorta resulted from a nonspecific giant-cell aortitis. A.L. (M.G.H. 1283255), a 30-year-old Negro mother ...

There are two classification systems used to describe thoracic aortic dissections: The DeBakey classification: Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length ...