April 12, 2005 -- Patients with Marfan syndrome with an aortic root diameter of more than 3 cm should be considered for prophylactic surgery, according to the results of a Markov decision analysis ...
Researchers at the Thoracic Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, have performed a nation-wide study of patients who underwent bioprosthetic aortic valve ...
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 ...
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissues. One effect of it is that the wall of the aorta can weaken and progressively widen. The wall can tear (dissection) and possibly rupture, ...
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 ...
Randomization to an ARB approximately halved the annual rate of increase in the aortic root Z score compared with controls (mean 0.07 vs 0.13, P=0.012) over a median 3 years of follow-up, reported ...
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have published an updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of aortic disease, focusing on surgical ...
Correspondence to Dr Andrew Cheng, Department of Cardiology, VA Puget Sound, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; ACheng{at}cardiology.washington.edu How much did Flo Hyman and Chris ...