The rate of aortic dilatation was slower in patients taking irbesartan vs. placebo, with a mean annual rate of change in aortic root diameter of 0.53 mm in the treatment group vs. 0.74 mm in the ...

(1999) Aortic root dilatation in young men with normally functioning bicuspid aortic valves. ... (2004) Surgery for aneurysms of the aortic root: a 30-year experience. Circulation 110: ...

To prevent these events, surgery to replace the aortic root may be performed when dilatation reaches 4.5-5 cm. Slowing aortic dilatation in Marfan syndrome is an important treatment objective.

Aortic root surgery (ARS) is a procedure to repair or replace the aortic root. There are various types of ARS surgery that come with different risks and benefits. The aorta is a large blood vessel ...

Aortic root dilatation reduced with losartan use in patients with Marfan syndrome Nature Reviews Cardiology volume 10 , page 617 ( 2013 ) Cite this article 602 Accesses ...

“Calcification of the cusps is often absent, there might be dilation of the aortic root or of the ascending aorta. When we treat these patients with the devices we have available now, the results aren ...

At last follow-up, 64% of the surgical group remained free of reintervention vs. 38% of the balloon dilation group. Median time to reintervention was 11 months after balloon valvuloplasty and 5 years ...

Varanasi: The Sir Sunderlal Hospital of Banaras Hindu University has introduced aortic root replacement (ARR), Bentall operation at its department of cardiothoracic & vascular Surgery. Head of the ...

A 6-month intervention with an exercise target of 10,000 steps per day may slow aortic root dilation in pediatric patients with Marfan syndrome, according to study data published in the Journal of ...

One of the world's top cardiologists has paid tribute to SA-born heart surgeon Donald Ross at the Sixth World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, currently held in Cape Town.

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 Exercise can be a double-edged sword with ...