The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva where the blood supply to your heart, via the coronary arteries, originates. The ascending aorta continues upward to form the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The most common predisposing factor for aortic dissection is hypertension. While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in ...

1–4 The present case represents a notable exception in that an aneurysm of the ascending aorta resulted from a ... At that time a heart murmur was first noted. In spite of treatment with ...

In order to perform surgery on your aorta, it is necessary to connect you to a heart-lung bypass machine. This machine takes over the work of the heart circulating oxygenated blood throughout the body ...