1Current conventional treatment for patients with significant aortic incompetence caused by a dilated, aneurysmal aortic root is replacement of the ascending aorta using a synthetic graft ... In this ...

Hemodynamics may play a role contributing to the progression of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) aortopathy. This study measured the impact of BAV on the distribution of regional aortic wall shear stress ...

The subdivision into seven segments seems to be clinically important—the aortic root, the ascending aorta, the ascending aortic arch, the vessel bearing arch, the aortic isthmus, and the thoracic ...

Mural cells in ascending aortic aneurysms undergo phenotypic changes that promote extracellular matrix destruction and structural weakening. To explore this biology, we analyzed the transcriptional ...

The type of treatment you’ll need depends on your symptoms and the location of the dissection. There are two main types of aortic dissection: ascending and descending. Aortic dissections can be acute ...

A noteworthy case study. How to help a teenage girl with familial hypercholesterolemia who has chest pains and is ...

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated. Design Longitudinal cohort study. A group of ...

Background and objectives: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive intervention for ... undergoing TAVI through assessing the predictive value of pre-procedural abnormal ...

Not only is their roster deep, but plenty of their core players are still ascending. Wiggins said that it's hard for him to gain weight. I wish I had that problem, but at 10 pounds heavier ...