Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been ...

Acronyms & Symbols AOD = Aortic dissection ARR = Aortic root replacement bpm = Beats per minute CTA = Computed tomography angiography GWs = Gestational weeks MFS = Marfan syndrome A 26-year-old ...

This article focuses i on the broad aviation medicine considerations that are required to optimally manage aircrew ii with suspected or confirmed congenital heart disease (both pilots and non-pilot ...

Sara Adair knew she was at risk for a life-threatening aortic dissection after her father and sister experienced the same ...

In patients with acute type A aortic dissection, receiving surgical repair at a high-volume aortic center is associated with improved survival.

Despite insufficient evidence to support direct-to-consumer genetic testing in routine clinical care, cardiovascular clinicians increasingly face questions about its utility and interpretation because ...

In asymptomatic patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis, the survival is similar to age-matched controls. [1,16] The mainstay of medical treatment for these patients is simply appropriate ...

A general physical examination revealed features suggestive of Marfan syndrome, with a positive family history. Ocular examination revealed a superonasal lens subluxation with a myopic fundus in both ...