The case highlights the significance of choosing the correct procedure for patients with infective endocarditis of the aortic ...

Given the prognostic implications, aortic surgery can be the most important event in the life of a patient with Marfan syndrome, which raises questions about when to operate and which procedure to use ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medical examiners are preliminarily attributing the death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, to an aortic dissection caused by "arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease," a broad term ...

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 ...

Aortic valve disease is a condition that occurs when your aorta (the main artery of your body) and left ventricle (the lower left chamber of your heart) malfunction. The aortic valve determines how ...