The purpose of the study was to observe the elastic properties of the aorta in normal fetuses by M-mode echocardiography.This was a prospective cross-sectional study performed in 402 normal fetuses ...

CHICAGO, April 28, 2025 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) today announced the launch of its latest surgical risk calculator designed for patients undergoing ascending aorta and aortic ...

Lucknow: Doctors at a private hospital gave a new lease of life to an 18-year-old boy diagnosed with a combination of two serious heart conditions: aortic dissection and ascending aortic aneurysm.

aortic endovascular isolation (TEVAR) is currently the treatment of choice and is far less invasive than open surgery. Standard TEVAR involves the use of a stent graft to cover the proximal breach, ...

This means the proximal ascending aorta, around 35–50 mm from the aortic annulus, must be ≤40 mm in diameter for the smaller 26-mm device and ≤43 mm for the larger 29-mm device. The distal ...