If ongoing imaging surveillance, by means of echocardiography ... or if substantial aortic-valve dysfunction and aortic-root dilatation are also present, then replacement of the aortic valve ...

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of proximal aortic abnormalities in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Methods: In a prospective cohort study, aortic measurements by two-dimensional ...

We identified 65 additional pediatric patients with Marfan's syndrome who had undergone echocardiography ... the Initiation of ARB Therapy. Aortic-Root Dilation during Treatment with Beta-Blockers ...

Mild poststenotic dilatation and increased left atrium/aortic root transverse ratio is noted. Blood flow velocity in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) of the same patient (Figure 3 ...

INTRODUCTION Aortic root (AoR) dilation is associated with cardiac damage and higher ... and 46 patients treated with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). In all patients, echocardiography was performed, ...

Dear G.S.: Dilation of the aortic root is an early stage of an aortic aneurism. The larger it is, the more dangerous, as it becomes more prone to rupture. At the size yours is, regular ...

Transesophageal echocardiography and MRI can be ... Acute aortic regurgitation can result from dilation of the aortic root. This may cause acute left heart failure with hypotension and pulmonary ...

Progressive dilation of the aortic root is considered one of the most serious manifestations of Marfan syndrome. The antihypertensive losartan is one of the two medications recommended by current ...

Syphilitic aortitis, resulting in aortic root dilation and severe aortic valve ... In the era of quantitative echocardiography, they remain intellectually and historically interesting.

To prevent these events, surgery to replace the aortic root may be performed when dilatation reaches ... diameter was assessed using transthoracic echocardiography at baseline and at yearly ...

a Z score reflects aortic-root diameter by echocardiography adjusted for ... A reduction of 1 to 2 mm Hg over several years may reduce dilatation of the aorta," said Evangelista to theheart.org ...