Mildly to moderately dilated ascending aorta showed a generally slow progression over 6 years in this general population–based study. A higher 7-day home measured systolic blood pressure (BP ...

Ascending aortic dissections are a surgical emergency ... Aortic regurgitation: Acute aortic regurgitation can result from dilation of the aortic root. This may cause acute left heart failure ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the ...

The first phase of the project, presented in this manuscript, consisted of a cross-sectional study aiming to evaluate valve function ascending aortic dimensions and establish the prevalence of aortic ...