Studies of the natural history of ascending aortic aneurysms indicate that aneurysms exceeding 6 cm in maximum diameter are associated with a particularly high risk of complications. In the ...

This is not seen in ascending aortic aneurysms associated with bicuspid aortic valve disease for example. The diameter at the level of closure of the aortic leaflets and its rate of change are the ...

The differences in the dilation rate of the ascending aorta and long-term outcomes were analyzed. Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a congenital cardiac malformation which can cause valve dysfunction and ...

Compared with the use of ascending ... aorta, and the proximal blocking clamp was removed. The systemic blood supply was restored via the artificial vessels. The abdominal aorta was blocked above the ...

These include age, valve morphology and pathophysiology, presence of concomitant coronary artery disease and ascending aortic and root aneurysm. Glaser and colleagues3 in their study of 865 patients ...

considering the risk of rupture/dissection of the aortic root aneurysm and the worsening cardiac function. Upon reopening the sternum in a caudad to cephalad direction, a dense adhesion between the ...

Current practice guidelines for patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) recommend 6 to 12-month intervals ... Adult TAA-NoHRC patients with initial aortic root and/or ascending aortic diameters ...

The following is the second of two sets of key perspectives on the guideline: Aneurysms, specific recommendations ... Surgery to replace the aortic root and ascending aorta is recommended with an ...

A 68-year-old endurance cyclist presented after an ascending aortic aneurysm was identified incidentally on a non-contrast lung cancer screening computed tomography (CT). The ascending aorta measured ...