While visiting Utah, Christine Seppi experienced sudden, severe abdominal and back pain. A rare diagnosis—an abdominal aortic ...

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a process used by hospitals in an attempt to reduce adverse event rates; however, the outputs of this process have not been well studied in healthcare. This study aimed to ...

In this prospective cohort study, consecutive patients (n=143; age, 73±11 years) with an aortic valve area ≤1.5 cm 2 underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing with echocardiography. They were ...

Aortic stenosis is the most common adult heart valve condition seen in the Western world and its incidence continues to rise. No established disease modifying treatments retard progression of the ...

Of note, no patient had a dilated aorta or aortic root (>4 cm). Seventy (46%) patients had significant symptoms with New York Heart Association class III (no patient was in class IV). There were 73% ...

Here, we aim to examine the indications for surgical intervention on the dilated aorta ... only the ascending aortic segment needs to be treated, while in others full root replacement is required.

Aortic stenosis (AS) involves calcific and fibrotic degeneration of the valve tissue. The only noninvasive method for evaluating both processes is contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography. We ...

"We're using this partnership to uncover the root causes of autism and other chronic diseases," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement. HHS said that CMS and NIH would establish a ...

Cutting-edge MRI technology can diagnose a common heart problem more quickly and accurately than ever before Aortic stenosis is a progressive and potentially fatal condition, affecting an estimated ...

Greetings and welcome to the Root, Inc. First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the ...