Ascending aorta structure

Known as: Aorta, Ascending, Ascending aorta, Aorta ascendens 
The portion of the aorta that emerges from the left ventricle and precedes the aortic arch.
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Anterior aortic sinusAortaBody partBulb of aorta
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Bicuspid aortic valve is associated with altered wall shear stress in the ascending aorta.
BACKGROUND Hemodynamics may play a role contributing to the progression of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) aortopathy. This study… (More)
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
Syndromic and non-syndromic aneurysms of the human ascending aorta share activation of the Smad2 pathway.
Common features such as elastic fibre destruction, mucoid accumulation, and smooth muscle cell apoptosis are co-localized in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Age-associated elongation of the ascending aorta in adults.
OBJECTIVES To determine whether human aorta lengthens with aging and to evaluate the impact of the hypothesized aortic elongation… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Failure to prevent progressive dilation of ascending aorta by aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: comparison with tricuspid aortic valve.
BACKGROUND Patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) have been frequently complicated with ascending aortic dilation possibly… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
ENDOVASCULAR STENT – GRAFT PLACEMENT FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE AORTIC DISSECTION
A BSTRACT Background The standard treatment for acute aortic dissection is either surgical or medical therapy, depending on the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Central pulse pressure is a major determinant of ascending aorta dilation in Marfan syndrome.
BACKGROUND In patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS), brachial pulse pressure (PP) has been recognized as a risk factor for aortic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Surgical treatment of the dilated ascending aorta: when and how?
BACKGROUND The aorta is considered pathologically dilated if the diameters of the ascending aorta and the aortic root exceed the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
An aortic valve-sparing operation for patients with aortic incompetence and aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
A number of patients who require an operation for complications of annuloaortic ectasia, such as aortic incompetence or aneurysm… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Distensibility of the ascending aorta: comparison of invasive and non-invasive techniques in healthy men and in men with coronary artery disease.
Distensibility of the ascending aorta, measured non-invasively, was compared with values obtained by invasive techniques in 46… (More)
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Turbulent blood flow in the ascending aorta of humans with normal and diseased aortic valves.
Turbulent blood flow may contribute to a variety of pathophysiological effects. Because of its postulated importance, this study… (More)
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