Porcelain aorta, defined as ‘circumferential calcification or severe atheromatous plaque of the entire ascending aorta, extending to the arch, such that aortic cross clamping is not feasible’ is ...

Objectives This study aims to describe the various presentations of the prenatally diagnosed isolated right aortic arch (RAA), that is, without associated congenital heart defect and to evaluate the ...

Methods and analysis This prospective, multicentre, single-arm, clinical trial will enrol 80 patients with aortic arch lesions requiring intervention, namely, true aortic arch aneurysms, pseudo-aortic ...

Methods: The study population comprised 3026 participants who underwent non-contrast chest CT scans in MESA exam 5. Aortic arch calcium (AAC) is defined as calcification in the transverse aortic arch, ...

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An aortic diverticulum as a component of a right aortic arch either with "mirror-image" branching or with an aberrant left subclavian artery originating from the diverticulum has frequently been ...

Aortic arch calcification has been shown to be independently associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. 4 We previously demonstrated that apolipoprotein E (apoE)–null mice with a ...

Porcelain aorta, defined as ‘circumferential calcification or severe atheromatous plaque of the entire ascending aorta, extending to the arch, such that aortic cross clamping is not feasible’ is ...

Manubolu VS. Association of thoracic aortic calcifications and coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Presented at: SCCT 2023. July 29, 2023.

Table 3 Aortic arch calcification grades in the study groups Age, body mass index, female gender, HT, GFR, LVMI, presence of LVH, LV geometric pattern of concentric hypertrophy and AAC were associated ...