"Young patients with bicuspid disease and marked asymmetry of their aortic root/annulus still may be better served by a surgical AVR over TAVR, and young patients in general need to have more ...

The aortic valve is located at the aortic root, where the aorta connects to ... You may not notice any symptoms, but some people with aortic valve disease experience problems like: If you have ...

Surgical repair often involved root replacement with a composite valve graft conduit or valve-sparing techniques, and nearly half of the individuals had concomitant partial or total aortic arch ...

"We now have the first efficient, 3D model of this disease using human cells ... a genetic disorder characterized by aneurysms at the aortic root." To test the viability of the aneurysm model ...

suggesting a causative mechanism for subsequent aortic root dilatation. Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most commonly encountered cyanotic congenital heart defect in infancy, with a frequency of ...

Rheumatic disease. You may develop scars on your heart ... especially when the aortic root is diseased or there is infection. The heart's natural anatomy is preserved and patients do not need ...

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have published a new guideline on the diagnosis and management of aortic disease, focusing on surgical intervention considerations ...

Aortic disease occurs when the aortic wall is weakened ... of first-degree relatives of individuals diagnosed with aneurysms of the aortic root or ascending thoracic aorta, or those with aortic ...

Surgery to replace the aortic root and ascending aorta is recommended with an aortic ... dissection or IMH treated with open or endovascular repair and who have residual disease, and in patients ...

Further research should report details of patient selection, including aortic diameter, and long-term outcomes, including evidence of disease progression, such as dilation and dissection of the aortic ...