Background Aortic dimensions are critical for assessing the risk of acute aortic complications and guiding surgical interventions. Current guidelines define absolute diameter thresholds based largely ...

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a leading cause of aortic root dilatation (ARD) in people with hypertension and those genetically pre-disposed to ARD, that is, those with bicuspid aortic valve disease ...

Researchers at Michigan Medicine have found a novel method of measuring growth in the body’s largest artery that may help clinicians to identify potentially fatal heart conditions earlier. “The ...