Nature

Sex-specific hemodynamic and non-hemodynamic determinants of aortic root size in hypertensive subjects with left ventricular hypertrophy

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 ...
Nature

Ambulatory blood pressure, target organ damage and aortic root size in never-treated essential hypertensive patients

The relationship between ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), target organ damage (TOD) and aortic root (AR) size in human hypertension has not been fully explored to date. We investigated the ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) using mesh to prevent aortic root expansion and aortic dissection in people with Marfan syndrome

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissues. One effect of it is that the wall of the aorta can weaken and progressively widen. The wall can tear (dissection) and possibly rupture, ...