An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes weakened and enlarges. Many causes exist including atherosclerosis, hypertension and connective tissue disorders. There are no ...

The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood to the rest of your body. An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic ...

Studies of the natural history of ascending aortic aneurysms indicate that aneurysms exceeding 6 cm in maximum diameter are associated with a particularly high risk of complications. In the ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

1–4 The present case represents a notable exception in that an aneurysm of the ascending aorta resulted from a nonspecific giant-cell aortitis. A.L. (M.G.H. 1283255), a 30-year-old Negro mother ...

Aneurysms in the ascending aorta (the section closest to the heart) usually occur in younger people and may be linked to ...