Congenital heart disease is the most frequently occurring congenital disorder affecting≈
0.8% of live births. Thanks to great efforts and technical improvements, including the …

Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most prevalent valvular heart disease in developed
countries and is associated with the development of severe secondary complications such …

Background Wall shear stress (WSS) is a stimulus for vessel wall remodeling. Differences in
ascending aorta (AA o) hemodynamics have been reported between bicuspid aortic valve …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of wall shear stress (WSS) as a
predictor of ascending aorta (AAo) growth at 5 years or greater follow-up. Background Aortic …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an important tool for the clinical evaluation
of patients with cardiac and vascular diseases. Since its introduction in the late 1980s …

Background—Aortic stenosis (AS) leads to variable stress for the left ventricle (LV) and
consequently a broad range of LV remodeling. The aim of this study was to describe blood …

Advances in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease (CHD) have
resulted in a growing population of patients surviving well into adulthood and requiring …

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital valvular defect and is associated
with ascending aortic dilation (AAD) in a quarter of patients. AAD has been ascribed both to …

Medial degeneration associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm and acute aortic dissection
was originally described by Erdheim as a noninflammatory lesion related to the loss of …

Turbulent blood flow is implicated in the pathogenesis of several aortic diseases but the
extent and degree of turbulent blood flow in the normal aorta is unknown. We aimed to …