While repairing your aorta, your surgeon will inspect your aortic valve to determine whether it can be spared or may need replacement, which is done at the same time as your aneurysm surgery. Please, ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the ...

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the ...

Ascending aortic dissections are a surgical emergency. Without surgery, mortality rates within 2 weeks approach 80%. The longer the delay to surgical repair, the higher the mortality. Medical ...

Q: My brother was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm. Do I need to be tested to see if I have one? A: The aorta is ... one ...

SGMC Health recently achieved the successful completion of its first transcarotid access Transcatheter Aortic Valve ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes weakened and enlarges. Many causes exist including atherosclerosis, hypertension and connective tissue disorders. There are no ...

ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta may be of diverse ... were not deformed. The valve was excised and a No. 9 Starr-Edwards valve inserted. 5 Then the ascending aortic aneurysm was removed and ...

The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva ... which is done at the same time as your aneurysm surgery. Please, see the separate insert about valve replacement for more ...

LOS ANGELES —January 26, 2024 — Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease ... patients also received an ascending aorta replacement, two received hemiarch ...