The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) today announced the launch of its latest surgical risk calculator designed for patients undergoing ascending aorta and aortic root surgery, with or without ...

Mildly to moderately dilated ascending aortas progress slowly over time, with a high home-measured systolic blood pressure linked to a faster progression.

Find out what you need to know about your aortic valve — where it's located, what it does, and how it works. Learn about the symptoms, causes, and treatments for aortic valve conditions.

Quick Takes Patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and those with BAV and concomitant coarctation of the aorta had larger aortic root and ascending aortic size as compared to those patients with ...

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced the first patient implantation of the GORE® Ascending Stent Graft in the ARISE II Trial, an exciting step in the development of treatments for pathologies ...

TCT 997: Percutaneous closure of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm using adjunct imaging with Phillips Echonavigator guidance ...

A previous analysis in this trial showed that among patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis who were at low surgical risk, the rate of the composite end point of death, stroke, or rehospi ...

At 4 centimeters, an aortic aneurysm is either safe to monitor with imaging or at risk of rupturing, which may require surgery to prevent serious complications.

High parasternal short axis view of the ascending aorta depicting decreased circumferential strain at 3% in a patient with ascending aortic aneurysm (A) compared to age and gender-matched normal ...

The aorta carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Learn more about the aorta's function, structure, and importance.

A, Tracing along ascending aorta border in a still frame of the ascending aorta with optimal blood‐intima border visualization in short‐axis view. B, The velocity vector image of traced ascending ...