April 12, 2005 -- Patients with Marfan syndrome with an aortic root diameter of more than 3 cm should be considered for prophylactic surgery, according to the results of a Markov decision analysis ...

One young woman is sharing the terrifying symptom that led to emergency double surgery during her third trimester.

Figure 1: A pair of siblings with Marfan syndrome who underwent aortic-root surgery. Given the prognostic implications, aortic surgery can be the most important event in the life of a patient with ...

Valve-sparing techniques are increasingly being used as an alternative to total aortic root replacement (TARR), which involves a modification of the Bentall procedure. At present, however, there are ...

Lynne Versaci underwent 11-hour open-heart surgery in August. A group of friends have created a fundraiser event to support ...

MAQUET Cardiovascular today announced that it has received European CE Mark approval for its CARDIOROOT aortic graft. An innovative, one-piece design, aortic root graft, CARDIOROOT will be used by ...

Edwards Lifesciences announced that the FDA has approved an aortic valve conduit for use during bio-Bentall procedures. The aortic valve conduit (Konect Resilia), which is used during surgery to ...

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissues. One effect of it is that the wall of the aorta can weaken and progressively widen. The wall can tear (dissection) and possibly rupture, ...

Large-bore devices and longer time on support each up the risk. A study author calls for awareness, not alarm.

Aortic-root dissection is the leading cause of death in Marfan's syndrome. Studies suggest that with regard to slowing aortic-root enlargement, losartan may be more effective than beta-blockers, the ...