Any disease process that leads to aortic root dilation (eg, Marfan syndrome or aortic dissection) may cause enlargement of the aortic valve annulus; this results in failure of the leaflets to ...

Some patients may be prescribed heart medication, Takayama said, and patients can also receive a surgical treatment called aortic root replacement to prevent tears in the aorta. Almost all Loeys ...

The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva where the blood supply to your heart, via the coronary arteries, originates. The ascending aorta continues upward to form the ...

The third is fainting or feeling faint. So the treatment for mild and moderate aortic stenosis really is aimed at preventing the progression of the disease. And so we aim to lower cholesterol.

Results Structural CV abnormalities were identified in 33 athletes (12%), including arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies in 3, aortic root dilation in 3, valvular diseases in 7 (mitral valve prolapse in 4, ...

Medtronic has issued a recall for several aortic root cannula devices due to a potential safety risk that could cause loose material to dislodge during use, potentially leading to stroke or death. The ...

As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...

This is not so widely appreciated as it should be, for we have found that a high-pitched musical systolic murmur is more often attributed to obscure causes than to aortic valvular disease.

Medtronic offers both aortic root cannulae and coronary ostial cannulae. Aortic root cannulae are intended to infuse cardioplegia directly into the aortic root near the aortic valve while coronary ...

Catheterization can also assess for aortic root disease. A number of factors affect the grading of severity of aortic regurgitation during catheterization. If the catheter is positioned too ...