The risk of ascending ... thoracic aortic disease seen at the Mayo Clinic between 1945 and 1956, and found that 50% of the patients identified were dead within 5 years of diagnosis. 3 Although ...

An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aortic wall may continue to further expand or remain unchanged, but close surveillance is necessary. As the ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm ... visualized the proximal portion of the aorta, however not the aortic arch and only minimal portions of the descending thoracic aorta. Transesophageal ...

Neurologic examination was within normal limits ... an aneurysm of the ascending aorta, with slight dilatation of the arch and descending thoracic aorta, and increased pulsations of the left ...