The Queensland man's aorta, the biggest blood vessel in the body, had ballooned to about four times the usual size, leaving it in danger of rupturing.

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

Fred Hoiberg was in the best shape of his life. No symptoms. But a silent aneurysm was ready to kill him. What happened next ...

Yang noted that SAVR and TAVR on their own just put valves in without any change in annular structure. Surgeons often turn ...

A higher 7-day home systolic BP was the only factor significantly associated with faster progression of the ascending aortic diameter (regression coefficient B, 0.012; 95% CI, 0.001-0.023).

Objectives Aortic root dilatation is reported in young athletes; however, it is unclear whether such remodelling is physiological or, whether it represents a potential aortopathy. This observational ...

Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare malformation occurring in approximately 0.003% to 0.043% of all congenital heart defects [1]. Its embryological origin is unknown [3], and it appears as an isolated ...

In one case, a small aortic root (17 mm) was enlarged with a patch before mechanical valve replacement. Three patients underwent the Bentall procedure, whereas the remaining 18 patients underwent ...

Aortic root was enlarged ≥40 mm in 17 male (1.3%) and ≥34 mm in 10 female (0.9%) subjects. Over an 8-year follow-up period, aortic dimension increased in these male athletes (40.9±1.3 to 42.9±3.6 mm; ...

The most common cardiovascular complication in patients with MFS is progressive aortic root enlargement initially occurring at the sinuses of Valsalva. Ascending aortic aneurysm can precipitate acute ...

Computed tomography coronary angiography revealed a critical stenosis at the right coronary artery ostium without atherosclerotic plaque, which appeared to be induced by extrinsic mechanical ...