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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
Follow-up electron beam CT for the management of early phase Takayasu arteritis.
Paul JF, Fiessinger JN, Sapoval M, Hernigou A, Mousseaux E, Emmerich J, Piette JC
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2001 Nov-Dec;25(6):924-31. doi: 10.1097/00004728-200111000-00015. PMID: 11711805

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 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
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
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
Aortic stenosis at young adult age.
Yap SC, Takkenberg JJ, Witsenburg M, Meijboom FJ, Roos-Hesselink JW
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2005 Nov;3(6):1087-98. doi: 10.1586/14779072.3.6.1087. PMID: 16292999

Diagnosis

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
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
Outcomes of the Ross procedure in patients with an accompanying ascending aortic aneurysm.
Karaskov AM, Bogachev-Prokofiev AV, Sharifulin RM, Demin II, Zheleznev SI, Open AB, Pivkin AN
Angiol Sosud Khir 2016;22(1):142-58. PMID: 27100550
Novel Method of Assessing Ascending Aorta with a Stenotic Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
Hattori K, Fukuda I, Daitoku K, Fukuda W, Minakawa M, Suzuki Y
J Heart Valve Dis 2015 Sep;24(5):554-9. PMID: 26897833
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
Outcomes of the Ross procedure in patients with an accompanying ascending aortic aneurysm.
Karaskov AM, Bogachev-Prokofiev AV, Sharifulin RM, Demin II, Zheleznev SI, Open AB, Pivkin AN
Angiol Sosud Khir 2016;22(1):142-58. PMID: 27100550
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 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 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
Dilatation and Dysfunction of the Neo-aortic Root and in 76 Patients After the Ross Procedure.
Zimmermann CA, Weber R, Greutmann M, Dave H, Müller C, Prêtre R, Seifert B, Buechel EV, Kretschmar O, Attenhofer Jost CH
Pediatr Cardiol 2016 Aug;37(6):1175-83. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1007/s00246-016-1415-6. PMID: 27300557
Novel Method of Assessing Ascending Aorta with a Stenotic Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
Hattori K, Fukuda I, Daitoku K, Fukuda W, Minakawa M, Suzuki Y
J Heart Valve Dis 2015 Sep;24(5):554-9. PMID: 26897833

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

Recent systematic reviews

Natural history of adults with KBG syndrome: A physician-reported experience.
Bayat A, Grimes H, de Boer E, Herlin MK, Dahl RS, Lund ICB, Bayat M, Bolund ACS, Gjerulfsen CE, Gregersen PA, Zilmer M, Juhl S, Cebula K, Rahikkala E, Maystadt I, Peron A, Vignoli A, Alfano RM, Stanzial F, Benedicenti F, Currò A, Luk HM, Jouret G, Zurita E, Heuft L, Schnabel F, Busche A, Veenstra-Knol HE, Tkemaladze T, Vrielynck P, Lederer D, Platzer K, Ockeloen CW, Goel H, Low KJ
Genet Med 2024 Aug;26(8):101170. Epub 2024 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101170. PMID: 38818797

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