Yskert von Kodolitsch

TL;DR: Intramural hemorrhage is associated with a clinical profile and prognosis similar to classic dissection and may be considered an ominous precursor of overt aortic dissection.

TL;DR: With better selection for prompt diagnostic imaging, this prediction model can be used as an aid to improve patient care in aortic dissection.

TL;DR: Regardless of aortic diameter, IMH of the ascending aorta (type A) is at high risk for early progression, and undelayed surgical repair should be performed, and oral &bgr;-blocker therapy may improve long-term prognosis of IMH independent of anatomical location.

TL;DR: Use of the patch graft technique and late correction of coarctation can predict aneurysmal formation at the site of coARctation repair, although patients with a bicuspid aortic valve may be at risk for anAneurysm developing in the ascending aorta, particularly after late repair of aorti coarCTation with high preoperative pressure gradients.

TL;DR: Dural ectasia is a highly characteristic sign of Marfan's syndrome, even at an early age, and its relation to aortic pathology is investigated.