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Dilatation of the ascending aorta

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1684699
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CN211363
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Open stent grafting for complex diseases of the thoracic aorta: clinical utility.
Uchida N
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 Mar;61(3):118-26. Epub 2012 Sep 29 doi: 10.1007/s11748-012-0151-y. PMID: 23054614Free PMC Article
Cardiovascular characteristics in Marfan syndrome and their relation to the genotype.
De Backer J
Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg 2009;71(6):335-71. PMID: 20232788
The surgical treatment of aortic regurgitation secondary to aortitis.
Isomura T, Hisatomi K, Yanagi I, Shimada S, Uraguchi K, Aoyagi S, Kosuga K, Ohishi K
Ann Thorac Surg 1988 Feb;45(2):181-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62433-2. PMID: 3277555

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bicuspid aortic valve: The most frequent and not so benign congenital heart disease.
Thiene G, Rizzo S, Basso C
Cardiovasc Pathol 2024 May-Jun;70:107604. Epub 2024 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2024.107604. PMID: 38253300
Dilatation of the ascending aorta - Growth rate, risk factors and clinical outcomes in the long-term follow-up.
Kauhanen P, Korpela T, Hedman M
Eur J Radiol 2022 May;150:110234. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.110234. PMID: 35303555
Dilatation of the aorta in children with advanced chronic kidney disease.
Quennelle S, Ovaert C, Cailliez M, Garaix F, Tsimaratos M, El Louali F
Pediatr Nephrol 2021 Jul;36(7):1825-1831. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s00467-020-04887-8. PMID: 33459933
Dilatation of the Ascending Aorta in Turner Syndrome: Influence of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Morphology and Body Composition.
Lin A, Rajagopalan A, Nguyen HH, White AJ, Vincent AJ, Mottram PM
Heart Lung Circ 2021 Jan;30(1):e29-e36. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.10.005. PMID: 33132052
Cause of Ascending Aortic Dilatation in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves: The Final Link.
Robicsek F, Madjarov JM, Padera RF Jr
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Jun;68(4):277-280. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1675762. PMID: 30497086

Diagnosis

Characteristics and long-term outcomes of aortico-left ventricular tunnel.
Sun J, Qi H, Lin H, Kang W, Li S, Guo H, Qian X
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2021 Jan 22;32(2):306-312. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa241. PMID: 33236083Free PMC Article
Dilatation of the Ascending Aorta in Turner Syndrome: Influence of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Morphology and Body Composition.
Lin A, Rajagopalan A, Nguyen HH, White AJ, Vincent AJ, Mottram PM
Heart Lung Circ 2021 Jan;30(1):e29-e36. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.10.005. PMID: 33132052
Late management of the aortic root after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: A European multicentre study.
Vida VL, Triglia LT, Zanotto L, Zanotto L, Bertelli F, Padalino M, Sarris G, Protopapas E, Prospero C, Pizarro C, Cleuziou J, Myers PO, Prêtre R, Poncelet AJ, Meyns B, Van den Bossche K, Accord RE, Gil-Jaurena JM, Sakurai T, Stellin G
J Card Surg 2020 Jan;35(1):40-47. Epub 2019 Nov 5 doi: 10.1111/jocs.14316. PMID: 31899837
Should We Move Up the Clock on Preventive Intervention in Marfan's Disease?
Robicsek F
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Jun;68(4):328-329. Epub 2019 Feb 28 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1678680. PMID: 30818410
Dimensions of the ascending aorta in conotruncal heart defects.
Trippel A, Pallivathukal S, Pfammatter JP, Hutter D, Kadner A, Pavlovic M
Pediatr Cardiol 2014 Jun;35(5):831-7. Epub 2014 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s00246-014-0862-1. PMID: 24469005

Therapy

Dilatation of the aorta in children with advanced chronic kidney disease.
Quennelle S, Ovaert C, Cailliez M, Garaix F, Tsimaratos M, El Louali F
Pediatr Nephrol 2021 Jul;36(7):1825-1831. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s00467-020-04887-8. PMID: 33459933
Characteristics and long-term outcomes of aortico-left ventricular tunnel.
Sun J, Qi H, Lin H, Kang W, Li S, Guo H, Qian X
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2021 Jan 22;32(2):306-312. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa241. PMID: 33236083Free PMC Article
Dilatation of the ascending aorta is associated with presence of aortic regurgitation in patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
Ordovas KG, Keedy A, Naeger DM, Kallianos K, Foster E, Liu J, Saloner D, Hope MD
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2016 Aug;32(8):1265-72. Epub 2016 May 30 doi: 10.1007/s10554-016-0902-4. PMID: 27240599Free PMC Article
Open stent grafting for complex diseases of the thoracic aorta: clinical utility.
Uchida N
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 Mar;61(3):118-26. Epub 2012 Sep 29 doi: 10.1007/s11748-012-0151-y. PMID: 23054614Free PMC Article
Post-stenotic aortic dilatation.
Wilton E, Jahangiri M
J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 Mar 3;1:7. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-1-7. PMID: 16722611Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Bicuspid aortic valve: The most frequent and not so benign congenital heart disease.
Thiene G, Rizzo S, Basso C
Cardiovasc Pathol 2024 May-Jun;70:107604. Epub 2024 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2024.107604. PMID: 38253300
Dilatation of the ascending aorta - Growth rate, risk factors and clinical outcomes in the long-term follow-up.
Kauhanen P, Korpela T, Hedman M
Eur J Radiol 2022 May;150:110234. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.110234. PMID: 35303555
Dilatation of the aorta in children with advanced chronic kidney disease.
Quennelle S, Ovaert C, Cailliez M, Garaix F, Tsimaratos M, El Louali F
Pediatr Nephrol 2021 Jul;36(7):1825-1831. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s00467-020-04887-8. PMID: 33459933
Characteristics and long-term outcomes of aortico-left ventricular tunnel.
Sun J, Qi H, Lin H, Kang W, Li S, Guo H, Qian X
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2021 Jan 22;32(2):306-312. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa241. PMID: 33236083Free PMC Article
Dilatation of the initially non-aneurysmal ascending aorta after replacement of a bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve.
Zhang J, Fan G, Zhao H, Wang X, Wang Z, Zhang P, Wang W
J Int Med Res 2016 Dec;44(6):1222-1233. Epub 2016 Aug 6 doi: 10.1177/0300060516642306. PMID: 27484890Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Bicuspid aortic valve: The most frequent and not so benign congenital heart disease.
Thiene G, Rizzo S, Basso C
Cardiovasc Pathol 2024 May-Jun;70:107604. Epub 2024 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2024.107604. PMID: 38253300
Selenoprotein deficiency disorder predisposes to aortic aneurysm formation.
Schoenmakers E, Marelli F, Jørgensen HF, Visser WE, Moran C, Groeneweg S, Avalos C, Jurgens SJ, Figg N, Finigan A, Wali N, Agostini M, Wardle-Jones H, Lyons G, Rusk R, Gopalan D, Twiss P, Visser JJ, Goddard M, Nashef SAM, Heijmen R, Clift P, Sinha S, Pirruccello JP, Ellinor PT, Busch-Nentwich EM, Ramirez-Solis R, Murphy MP, Persani L, Bennett M, Chatterjee K
Nat Commun 2023 Dec 2;14(1):7994. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43851-6. PMID: 38042913Free PMC Article
Dilatation of the aorta in children with advanced chronic kidney disease.
Quennelle S, Ovaert C, Cailliez M, Garaix F, Tsimaratos M, El Louali F
Pediatr Nephrol 2021 Jul;36(7):1825-1831. Epub 2021 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s00467-020-04887-8. PMID: 33459933
Role of ADAMTS-5 in Aortic Dilatation and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling.
Fava M, Barallobre-Barreiro J, Mayr U, Lu R, Didangelos A, Baig F, Lynch M, Catibog N, Joshi A, Barwari T, Yin X, Jahangiri M, Mayr M
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2018 Jul;38(7):1537-1548. Epub 2018 Apr 5 doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.310562. PMID: 29622560Free PMC Article
Dimensions of the ascending aorta in conotruncal heart defects.
Trippel A, Pallivathukal S, Pfammatter JP, Hutter D, Kadner A, Pavlovic M
Pediatr Cardiol 2014 Jun;35(5):831-7. Epub 2014 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s00246-014-0862-1. PMID: 24469005

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