Dilated ascending aorta: is reductive ascending aortoplasty really forgotten?

Dilated ascending aorta: is reductive ascending aortoplasty really forgotten?

Mid-term results of aortoplasty for dilated ascending aorta associated with aortic valve disease.

BACKGROUND Dilatation of the ascending aorta concomitant with aortic valve disease is occasionally associated with progressive enlargement of the ascending aorta or acute aortic dissection (AAD). However, surgical procedure of choice for the aorta and its indication are controversial. PATIENTS AND METHODS From July 1995 to August 2001, 10 patients with a moderately dilated ascending aorta (me...

Neonatal ascending aorta thrombosis: A case report

Thrombotic events are very unusual in neonatal period. This congenital anomaly may be caused by certain risk factors such as polycythemia, perinatal asphyxia, septicemia, maternal diabetes, dehydration, and low cardiac output, or it may occur upon catheterization of central lines. A 20-day-old neonate was referred to our ward with primary signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCMP). Echocardiog...

intraluminal ascending aorta fibroma

primary cardiac tumors are quite rare, especially in the pediatric age group, and their atypical presentations often prevent a timely diagnosis. most primary cardiac tumors in the pediatric age group are benign. fibromas are generally reported as the second most common primary cardiac tumors in the pediatric age group. these neoplasms are often intramural and involve the left ventricular free w...

Single center experience with wrapping of the dilated ascending aorta

BACKGROUND External wrapping is a surgical technique performed in patients with a dilated ascending aorta. The aim of this study is to present the mid-term results of wrapping of the dilated ascending aorta. METHODS 34 patients (mean age: 64.4 ± 10.8 years, 21 males) with a dilated ascending aorta were operated on at a single cardiac surgery center using a wrapping technique. The aortas were ...