Just the facts, man: Corey Linsley, who was placed on the injured reserve list last season with a non-emergent heart-related issue – a dilated aortic root – is retiring after a decorated, decade-long ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Women with severe native aortic stenosis (AS) gained significantly better results from surgery with aortic annular enlargement (AAE) than transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) ...

BARCELONA, Spain—(UPDATED) In patients with Marfan syndrome, both angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as well as beta-blockers reduce the rate of aortic enlargement by roughly half compared with ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 66-year-old male in good health who was just informed by my doctor that the diameter of my aortic root has increased to 4.3 centimeters. Last year, the echocardiogram showed a ...

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...

Aortic root surgery (ARS) is a procedure to repair or replace the aortic root. There are various types of ARS surgery that come with different risks and benefits. The aorta is a large blood vessel ...

An aortic root aneurysm is a bulge in the first section of the aorta, where the artery joins the heart and aortic valve. Treatment for an aortic root aneurysm can help prevent serious complications.

Ascending thoracic aortic disease is an important cause of sudden death in the U.S., yet most aortic aneurysms are identified incidentally. To improve assessment of patients who may be at risk for ...