A CT or MRI scan is likely to have more precise results, and it is recommended that people with an aortic root measuring between 3.5 and 4.5 cm get screened annually. Exercise is a two-edged sword.

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 ...

The development of pathologic changes in the aortic wall and the progressive dilation of the aortic root were attenuated or prevented by systemic treatment with a TGF-β–neutralizing antibody or ...

If the aortic root enlarges to 5 cm or greater, elective repair usually is recommended. Yours seemed to grow 2 mm in one year, so in a few years you may need a repair.

Aortic dilatation begins in childhood and is progressive. Children born with a bicuspid aortic valve have a larger ascending aorta that increases in size at a higher rate than that of matched ...

The All-Pro center’s 10-year career will end on account of a dilated aortic root – something he learned about because he was savvy enough to report unusual symptoms to doctors.

Aortic root abnormalities. Aortic root dilation: Marfan syndrome, syphilitic aortitis, idiopathic aortitis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, relapsing polychondritis, hypertension-related annulo-aortic ectasia ...

Along with a dilated aortic root (enlarged aorta) or narrow dissection (tear in an artery), patients also run the risk of having a leaky valve, which can lead to heart failure symptoms like ...

At baseline, the aortic root and tubular ascending aorta diameters were 40 mm and 43 mm, respectively. The overall mean progression rate of the ascending aortic diameter was 0.4 mm/year.

Results Structural CV abnormalities were identified in 33 athletes (12%), including arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies in 3, aortic root dilation in 3, valvular diseases in 7 (mitral valve prolapse in 4, ...

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 ...

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 ...