defined as contiguous calcification across all quadrants at any aortic level. Intraobserver and interobserver variation was excellent for the ascending aorta (K=0.85–0.88 and 0.81–0.96, respectively) ...

assessed by central aortic, peripheral conduit arterial and resistance vessel function. Methods: 12 adults (5 native, 7 recoarctation) were studied before, and 2 weeks and 6 months after aortic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Kim’s aortic valve had deteriorated and was calcified and no longer working properly – the natural outcome of congenital bicuspid valve disease she’d been diagnosed with in her 30s.

All operations were registered as isolated valve surgery, but due to limitations in the NCSP codes available, we cannot rule out that aortic procedures, such as ascending aortic surgery or aortic root ...