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The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts: Why an aortic valve can narrow and impede blood flow
Q: My doctor heard a new heart murmur and suspected I have a narrowed valve due to aortic stenosis. I feel fine. Why did this ...
Nature2mon
Surgery Insight: the dilated ascending aorta—indications for surgical intervention
3 Although size estimates were limited by the radiologic techniques of the time, aortic diameter was already identified as a strong predictor of rupture, with 5-year survival only 38% for those ...
Healio1y
Aortic Regurgitation
Vegetations on the aortic valve, consistent with endocarditis, may also be identified, although transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is more sensitive. Finally, the size of the aortic root can ...
Healio2y
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis
The chest radiography may reveal a normal cardiac size since the hypertrophy in aortic stenosis is concentric. However, once LV systolic failure occurs, cardiomegaly will be seen. Calcification of ...
Baylor College of Medicine4y
Ascending and Arch Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection
A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...
Baylor College of Medicine4y
Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
A CT scan provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is ...
Medscape1mon
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Who Cannot Undergo Surgery
Patients eligible for TAVR require imaging to precisely measure the size of the aortic annulus in order to determine the correct transcatheter valve size. The iliofemoral arterial system is ...