Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from ...

The most common predisposing factor for aortic dissection is hypertension. While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

The hallmark symptom of aortic dissection is sudden, severe chest pain that may radiate to the back. Dr. You Hao-chun, the director of cardiovascular surgery at Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, ...

The paper is titled "Wall shear stress measured with 4D flow CMR correlates with biomarkers of inflammation and collagen synthesis in mild-to-moderate ascending aortic dilation and tricuspid ...

aortic annulus (AO an), Valsalva's sinuses (AOsv), sinotubular junction (AOstj), and proximal ascending aorta (PAA), measured 1 cm from the sinotubular junction.14 The degree of severity of the ...