Ascending aortic aneurysms are a subtype of thoracic aneurysms, which occur in the chest area. They affect thousands of Americans annually and can be life threatening if not monitored. An aneurysm ...

The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva where the blood supply to your heart, via the coronary arteries, originates. The ascending aorta continues upward to form the ...

The arch’s downward portion, called the descending aorta, ... An ascending aortic aneurysm is especially serious. A rupture in this part of the body can be life-threatening.

While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. Enlarge There are two classification systems used to describe ...

Arterial dimensions were measured in both the ascending and descending aorta on a Siemens Sonata 1.5 T scanner (Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA, USA) with a cine sequence with steady-state ...

Dissection can occur in either the ascending or descending part of your aorta or both. There are two types of aortic dissections. They’re categorized by the part of the aorta affected.

Individuals with descending thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysms usually do not have symptoms. Aneurysms are commonly found incidentally. It is possible that as the aneurysm enlarges and compresses ...

It consists of the ascending aorta, the aortic arch, and descending aorta. Problems with the aorta can be life-threatening. Some examples include aortic aneurysms, which are weakened or bulging ...

The ascending aorta, arch and descending aorta in the frontal view again appeared normal except for the previously noted flattened area of aortic wall.

In 3 of these cases the extraluminal soft-tissue thickening involved the descending aorta beginning just beyond the origin of the left subclavian artery; the ascending aorta alone was involved ...

Management An ascending–descending intrapericardial aortic bypass graft, atrial septal defect closure, and ascending aorta replacement were all successfully performed. Lifelong follow-up will be ...

While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. There are two classification systems used to describe thoracic ...