The past 12 months mark a milestone year for the discipline of sports and exercise cardiology.We have seen the publication of two major guideline documents for athletes: the 2025 American Heart Associ ...

Dr Joe Whittington, an emergency medicine expert from California , said the hack could indicate a high risk of suffering an aortic aneurysm.

They successfully predict an aortic aneurysm in a patient with documented Marfan syndrome from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, showing clinical utility of their method.

Two studies published in JACC on June 16 provide new insights on arterial events associated with heritable thoracic aortic disease (TAD) and the relative risk in patients with pathogenic variants (PVs ...

Introduction: Aortic aneurysm is the most life-threatening complication in Marfan syndrome (MFS), a connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in fibrillin-1 gene. We have previously reported that ...

Objective Marfan syndrome (MFS)-associated cardiomyopathy, defined as ventricular dilation and dysfunction unexplained by volume loading, is not well defined in children. This study evaluated ...

Aortic diseases are pathological conditions affecting a section of the aorta, the largest artery in the human body. They can involve the ascending aorta, aortic arch, thoracic descending aorta ...

While a hefty £1,000 fine awaits anyone who is found to be dishonest in declaring their condition, drivers may also face ...

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated. Design Longitudinal cohort study. A group of ...

Calcific Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly: A Brief Overview Neil Sawhney, MD, Alborz Hassankhani, MD, PhD, Barry H. Greenberg, MD Disclosures Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2003;12 (3) Conclusion ...

The heart’s four valves – the mitral, aortic, pulmonary, and tricuspid – open and close to move blood around the body. If a valve becomes damaged or stretched, it can also become leaky.