This pre-TAAD group was compared to a reference cohort of ‘normal’ patients (no aortic disease), patients with borderline ascending aortic dilation (35-44 mm) and ascending aneurysm (≥45 mm; aTAA). A ...

p=0.88), or proximal ascending aortic arch (0.14 vs 0.21mm, p=0.21) between the two groups (Figure 1). Conclusions: High-intensity exercise was not associated with progressive aortic dilation in ...

Speaking from the locker room on Wednesday, Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram summed up the season-ending injury to wide receiver Christian Kirk better than anyone has to date. "Everybody ...

The identified types include: Type 1 — in which the valves function normally but dilation (widening) or openings cause the leaks Type 2 — in which excessive leaflet tissue causes aortic cusp ...

An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a type of mechanical device used to assist blood flow. It's implanted into the body's largest blood vessel (aorta), and inflates and deflates with each heartbeat ...

The trial, whose results were published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine, could change the way doctors treat severe aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the valve that controls blood ...

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“My curiosity is in 10 to 15 years, are we going to lower the threshold for treating? Because right now, aortic regurgitation guidelines are such that you have to have pretty significant left ...