Aneurysms (AN) of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) following tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair were analyzed in 53 pts. Pulmonary-to-aortic root ratio, subpulmonic chamber size and ...

The 2023 study by Nakamura and colleagues, published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, represents a significant advancement in our understanding of aortic root aneurysm formation ...

The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva where the blood supply to your heart ... The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood to the ...

This involves removing the section of the aorta where the aneurysm is and replacing it with a new aorta made of synthetic (man-made) material, called a graft. Personalised external aortic root support ...

An aneurysm is a weak section of an artery wall. Pressure from inside the artery causes the weakened area to bulge out beyond the normal width of the blood vessel. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is an ...

What Is an Aortic Aneurysm? An aneurysm (AN-yer-iz-im) is a bulge in a blood vessel. It happens because there's a weak spot in the blood vessel wall. An aortic aneurysm is in the large artery that ...

Our team of highly experienced cardiac surgeons has performed thousands of open surgeries to repair complex aortic aneurysms at the aortic root (where the aorta connects to the heart), the ascending ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes weakened and enlarges. Many causes exist including atherosclerosis, hypertension and connective tissue disorders. There are no ...

This bulge can enlarge over time as the walls of the aorta become thinner and stretch (like a balloon). This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). An aneurysm is a bulge or ...