Bhopal: A bentall surgery, involving the replacement of both the aorta and aortic valve with artificial grafts was ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

The findings, published Nov. 20 in Nature Cardiovascular Research, indicate that vascular smooth muscle cells (the muscle ...

Isolated dissecting aneurysms of the coronary arteries — that is, in the absence of dissection of the aorta — are extremely rare. Perusal of the literature disclosed only 13 cases (Table 1).

Arteriosclerosis in the ascending aorta may also cause a sigmoid septum. Arteriosclerosis refers to the hardening and reduced flexibility of the artery leading away from the heart.

result of cardiogenic shock, due to a ruptured aortic root aneurysm” and that his asthma contributed. His death was ruled natural. Information from the Sun Sentinel archives was used in this report.

Objective: To establish a classification of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) that includes both leaflet morphology and aortic shape. Setting: Two academic medical centres of the University of Washington, ...

BackgroundIntracranial aneurysms (IAs), abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) all have a familial predisposition. Given that aneurysm types are known to co‐occur, we ...

Introduction Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) affects 1% of the general population. NOTCH1 was the first gene associated with BAV. The proportion of familial and sporadic BAV disease attributed to NOTCH1 ...