Given the prognostic implications, aortic surgery can be the most important event in the life of a patient with Marfan syndrome, which raises questions about when to operate and which procedure to use ...

Introduction: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a connective tissue disorder with aortic dilatation driving morbidity and mortality. Objectives: To characterize cardiovascular profile, out ...

Aortic root rupture that occurs during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using balloon-expandable prostheses carries a heightened risk of in-hospital adverse events but can be predicted by ...

BARCELONA, Spain—(UPDATED) In patients with Marfan syndrome, both angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as well as beta-blockers reduce the rate of aortic enlargement by roughly half compared with ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 66-year-old male in good health who was just informed by my doctor that the diameter of my aortic root has increased to 4.3 centimeters. Last year, the echocardiogram showed a ...

Cabral procedures are used to treat aortic root aneurysms, dissections, and redo-roots. The techniques involves bridging the gap between the coronary artery ostia and the ascending, graft or repair, ...

The Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement, which involves a pulmonary valve autograft, achieved low rates of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MUNICH — Irbesartan in standard doses is linked to a significant decrease in the rate of aortic dilatation in ...

Aortic valve disease is a condition that occurs when your aorta (the main artery of your body) and left ventricle (the lower left chamber of your heart) malfunction. The aortic valve determines how ...