Ascending aorta dilatation
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Dilatation of the ascending aorta is a common finding in the elderly but unusual in younger patients.
Pathology
Aetiology
Causes include 1:
- senile / atherosclerotic ectasia / hypertension
- aneurysm of the ascending aorta
- aortic dissection (Stanford type A / DeBakey type I and II)
- aortic valve
- coarctation of the aorta
- patent ductus arteriosus
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aortitis
- Kawasaki disease (mild aortic root dilatation is common 3)
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Syphilissyphilis
- congenital heart disease
- connective tissue disorders
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