Ascending Aorta Aneurysm: What the Cardiologist Needs to Know

sequence variation is strongly and independently linked with TAAs. Investigators have suggested that irrespective of the absolute aortic diameter values, patients with an aortic height index (AHI) exceeding 2.9 cm/m should be referred to an aortic center for multidisciplinary risk assessment. All the issues concerning ascending aorta aneurysm are herein detailed; the results of meta-analyses of relevant studies are discussed and tabulated and the types of aneurysms and diseases of the ascending aorta and the surgical repair techniques of these pathologies are described and pictorially illustrated.