Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been ...

Risk stratification is highly desirable in patients with uncomplicated Stanford type B aortic dissection but inadequately supported by evidence. We sought to validate externally a published prediction ...

The mean diameter of the ascending aorta was 55.0 ± 12.7 mm. The mean time of cardiopulmonary bypass was 124.5 ± 31.2 min, with a mean aortic cross-clamping time of 96.5 ± 14.4 min. Eight (8) patients ...

Background Resveratrol, a dietary supplement that intervenes in cellular metabolism, has been shown to reduce aortic growth rate in a mouse model of Marfan syndrome (MFS), a condition associated in ...

Part II of this two-part article investigates the hypothesis that excessive elongation could play a role in the occurrence of acute aortic dissection. Contributors All listed author contributed in the ...

Background: Acute aortic dissection is a potentially fatal cardiovascular disorder associated with high mortality. However, current predictive models show a limited ability to efficiently and flexibly ...

Nevertheless, the biological importance of FLNs in aortic dissection (AD) has not been well-elucidated. In this study, we first reanalyzed datasets downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) ...

“The thing about epidemiology is it’s a career that can go in many different directions,” says Dale Sandler, chief of the epidemiology branch at the National Institute of Environmental ...