A case of aneurysm of the ascending aorta, the result of cystic medial necrosis, is presented. The feature of peculiar interest is that as the diseased part of the aorta became elongated it stretched ...

Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, China. (Y.E.L., S.L., Litao Wang, Y.D., L. Wu, H.C., T ...

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 ...