Objectives. This study describes growth, local and remote aortic events, and survival in
patients with proximal (root, ascending) aortic diameters just below threshold for operation …

Background: The pathologies of the aorta constitute a group of severe diseases often
managed by means of a single variable, the maximum aortic diameter. This variable is …

Objective This study investigated the growth and behavior of the ascending aorta in patients
with descending thoracic aortic disease. Methods We examined 200 patients with …

OBJECTIVES: For a moderately dilated ascending aorta (diameter 35–54 mm), current
guidelines recommend continuous annual or semi-annual examinations with computed …

Background—Current practice guidelines recommend surgical repair of large thoracic aortic
aneurysms to prevent fatal aortic dissection or rupture, but limited natural history data exist to …

Background—To address the lack of information about the size of ruptures associated with
chronic dissection in the descending and thoracoabdominal aorta, we evaluated the natural …

Objectives To explore the risk factors, growth rate and outcomes of ascending aortic (AA)
dilatation in patients scheduled for imaging follow-up. Methods This retrospective study …

Objective: To assess surgical and long-term mortality in a large, contemporary, unselected
cohort of patients undergoing operations on the proximal thoracic aorta. Methods: Patients in …

Objectives. Knowledge of normal aortic diameters is important in the assessment of aortic
disease. The aim of this study was to determine normal thoracic aortic diameters. Design. 77 …

In this issue of the Journal, Sonsino and her colleagues 1 from the Aortic Institute at Yale-
New Haven tapped their impressive database to study an obscure and frequently elusive …