Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 66-year-old male in good health who was just informed by my doctor that the diameter of my aortic root has increased to 4.3 centimeters. Last year, the echocardiogram showed a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MUNICH — Irbesartan in standard doses is linked to a significant decrease in the rate of aortic dilatation in ...

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of proximal aortic abnormalities in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Methods: In a prospective cohort study, aortic measurements by two-dimensional ...

Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is a major predictor of AoR dilatation in hypertensive subjects, independent of age, body size and gender. 6, 7 This observation argues against the notion that ...

April 12, 2005 -- Patients with Marfan syndrome with an aortic root diameter of more than 3 cm should be considered for prophylactic surgery, according to the results of a Markov decision analysis ...

Baltimore, MD - Use of angiotensin-2-receptor blockers (ARBs) has slowed the rate of progressive aortic root dilation in a small study of patients with Marfan's syndrome [1]. Dr Benjamin S Brooke ...

Progressive dilation of the aortic root is considered one of the most serious manifestations of Marfan syndrome. The antihypertensive losartan is one of the two medications recommended by current ...

Munich, Germany - 28 Aug 2018: Treatment with a drug to lower blood pressure slows enlargement (dilatation) of the aorta in children and young adults with Marfan syndrome, according to late breaking ...

Background Aortic dimensions are critical for assessing the risk of acute aortic complications and guiding surgical ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old male in good health who was just informed by my doctor that the diameter of my aortic root has increased to 4.3 centimeters. Last year, the echocardiogram showed a ...

Philadelphia, February 9, 2018 - Progressive dilation of the aortic root is considered one of the most serious manifestations of Marfan syndrome because it can lead to aortic dissection and death.