Consequently, “aortic measurement seems not to be a useful predictor [of] acute dissection,” reports Dr Santi Trimarchi, lead author of the study report published in The Journal of Thoracic ...

In patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and no other organ-system abnormalities, the absolute risk of aortic dissection is low but increases with larger aortic sizes, according to ...

"As the aortic diameter is significantly related to body size, use of aortic diameters indexed for body measurements could improve its prognostic value for cardiovascular outcomes," Dr. Kavousi said.

“A polygenic score for ascending aortic diameter was associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm in 385,621 UK Biobank participants (hazard ratio = 1.43 per s.d., confidence interval 1.32–1.54, P ...

A large, new Kaiser Permanente study provides high-quality evidence that most of the 33,000 patients diagnosed each year in the U.S. with a thoracic aortic aneurysm—a bulge in the part of the ...

Aortic dissections and aneurysms remain clinically challenging entities. Over the past several years, concepts in the management of thoracic aortic disease have slowly evolved and incrementally ...

Many patients who have a thoracic aortic aneurysm will not have any noticeable symptoms initially, and depending on the size of the aneurysm, may never experience any symptoms. In fact, for many ...

You don’t always need surgery for a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Sometimes, your specialist will monitor the size of your aneurysm and symptoms to wait and see what happens. If there’s a significant risk ...

A thoracic aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulge in the upper part of the aorta, ... A TAA occurs when the diameter of your aorta increases by more than 50% of its usual size.

Treatment of an ascending aortic aneurysm depends on its size and rate of growth. Symptoms Share on Pinterest Thoracic aortic aneurysms may cause issues such as shortness of breath, back pain, and ...