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I received a dignosis 2 1/2 years ago of ascending aortic aneurysm, and have been under intensive surveillance for my ascending aortic aneurysm at Weill Cornell in NYC. I’’ve learned that when it comes to all things aortic aneurysm, it’s best to be treated and managed by doctors in an aortic...

In the Jan. 2018 edition of the medical journal Cardiology, Dr. John Elefteriades and colleagues published a new study on aortic dissection and diamter size. The Report is entitled “Prevention of Aortic Dissection Suggests a Diameter Shift to a Lower Aortic Size Threshold for Intervention.” I’...

I am a 60-year-old man, 6'2". In April 2016, TTE revealed 4.3cm dilation of ascending aorta. February of this year, MRA showed aneurysm increased to 4.5cm in 10 months. Family history of aortic aneurysm (mother-abdominal/deceased, grandfather-thoracic rupture with sudden death). Referred in May...