Cardiovascular management of aortopathy in children: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

SA Morris, JN Flyer, AT Yetman, E Quezada… - Circulation, 2024 - ahajournals.org
Aortopathy encompasses a spectrum of conditions predisposing to dilation, aneurysm,
dissection, or rupture of the aorta and other blood vessels. Aortopathy is diagnosed …

Validating a Curvature‐Based Marker of Cervical Carotid Tortuosity for Risk Assessment in Heritable Aortopathies

JV Lee, AL Huguenard, RG Dacey… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ahajournals.org
Background Cervical arterial tortuosity is associated with adverse outcomes in Loeys‐Dietz
syndrome and other heritable aortopathies. Methods and Results A method to assess …

Morphological Features of the Vertebrobasilar System Predict Ischemic Stroke Risk in Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection

J Bao, M Bai, M Zhou, J Fang, Y Li, J Guo… - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Springer
The vertebral artery's morphological characteristics are crucial in spontaneous vertebral
artery dissection (sVAD). We aimed to investigate morphologic features related to ischemic …