Laboratory of Hemodynamics and Cardiovascular Technology, Institute of Bioengineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland where ρ is the blood density equal to 1,050 kg/m 3, ...

The guidelines for the management of patients with ascending aortic disease associated with BAV mainly focus on the absolute size of the aorta, the condition of the BAV, and the rate of expansion of ...

In this cross-sectional study of 158 patients with TAD, several blood biomarkers were found to be associated with the size of the thoracic aorta ... were measured from the cusp to commissure; ...

The subdivision into seven segments seems to be clinically important—the aortic root, the ascending aorta ... 2 A wall thickness of < 4 mm is regarded as normal. An enlargement of the aortic diameter ...

Introduction: Smoking is the strongest risk factor of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysms (AAAs), an abnormal dilation of the aorta with subsequent weakening of the vessel wall. Atherosclerosis, an ...

Accordingly, each LZ length was determined based on the nominal height of the corresponding implanted THV and taking its label size into account ... between the upper part of the THV and ascending ...

In patients with aortic ... dimensions, and the frequency of surveillance before and after intervention. 4. At centers with Multidisciplinary Aortic Teams and experienced surgeons, the threshold for ...