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 ...

Acute ischemic stroke, aortic dissection, and hypertension are among key risk factors associated with concomitant cervical ...

Introduction: Aortic chordae tendineae (ACT) are rare fibrous strands originating from early aortic valve cusp formation as embryonic remnants. Most aortic chordae tendineae are asymptomatic, but they ...

Credit: Getty Images Clinicians must be vigilant for subtle signs of BAV in children. Once diagnosed, management decisions should be individualized. Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common ...

The scientific statement titled "Cardiovascular Management of Aortopathy in Children" from the American Heart Association (AHA) provides a comprehensive overview of aortopathy in pediatric patients ...

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Background In patients with dextro-transposition of the great arteries, cardiovascular interventions and complications are common after the arterial switch operation (ASO). While complex ...

A Honduran man accused of killing an Iowa woman in 2016 while driving drunk in Nebraska was extradited to the United States on Friday after he fled the United States following his release on bond.

Background: Children with repaired conotruncal abnormalities (CTA) are at risk of progressive aortic dilation and deteriorating aortic elasticity even after surgical correction. Strain imaging, using ...

Introduction While survival rates following neonatal surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) have improved over the years, neurodevelopmental delays are still highly prevalent in these patients.