Ascending aorta structure

BACKGROUND Venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) application in postcardiotomy shock (PCS) and non-PCS is… Expand

Synthetic grafts are widely used in cardiac and vascular surgery since the mid-1970s. Despite their general good performance… Expand

BACKGROUND The standard treatment for acute aortic dissection is either surgical or medical therapy, depending on the morphologic… Expand

BackgroundIntramural hematoma of the thoracic aorta (IMH) is a diagnosis of exclusion and represents spontaneous, localized… Expand

A number of patients who require an operation for complications of annuloaortic ectasia, such as aortic incompetence or aneurysm… Expand

Coronary artery anomalies were found in 1,686 patients (1.3% incidence) undergoing coronary arteriography at the Cleveland Clinic… Expand

Two-dimensional echocardiography is increasingly used to measure aortic root dimensions, which provide prognostic information in… Expand

Among 161 necropsy cases of aortic dissection, 87 (54%) were type I, 34 (21%) type II, and 40 (25%) type III, and an intimal tear… Expand

To define the relationship between infarct size and ventricular performance, we performed hemodynamic studies in rats 21 days… Expand

A technique for complete replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta in cases of aneurysm of the ascending aorta with… Expand