Annuloaortic ectasia
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Annulo-aorticAnnuloaortic ectasia refers to a proximal dilatation of the aortic root at the level of the aortic annulus, itwhich is also the same level as the sinus of Valsalva.
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Annulo-aorticAnnuloaortic ectasia occurs with connective tissue diseases such as Marfan disease and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. It is a cystic medial necrosis, which puts the patients at greatincreased risk for aortic dissection, which in turn may lead to rupture 1-3.
-<p><strong>Annulo-aortic ectasia</strong> refers to a proximal dilatation of the <a href="/articles/aortic-root">aortic root</a> at the level of the <a href="/articles/aortic-annulus">aortic annulus</a>, it is also the same level as the sinus of Valsalva.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Annulo-aortic ectasia occurs with connective tissue diseases such as <a href="/articles/marfan-syndrome">Marfan disease</a> and <a href="/articles/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-2">Ehlers-Danlos syndrome</a>. It is a cystic medial necrosis, which puts the patients at great risk for <a href="/articles/aortic-dissection">aortic dissection</a>, which in turn may lead to rupture <sup>1-3</sup>.</p>- +<p><strong>Annuloaortic ectasia</strong> refers to a proximal dilatation of the <a href="/articles/aortic-root">aortic root</a> at the level of the <a href="/articles/aortic-annulus">aortic annulus</a>, which is the same level as the <a href="/articles/sinus-of-valsalva-1">sinus of Valsalva</a>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Annuloaortic ectasia occurs with connective tissue diseases such as <a href="/articles/marfan-syndrome">Marfan disease</a> and <a href="/articles/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-2">Ehlers-Danlos syndrome</a>. It is a <a href="/articles/cystic-medial-necrosis">cystic medial necrosis</a>, which puts the patients at increased risk for <a href="/articles/aortic-dissection">aortic dissection</a>, which in turn may lead to rupture <sup>1-3</sup>.</p>
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- 1. Yasuhiro Hosoda, Atsuo Mikata. ANNULO‐AORTIC ECTASIA. (1967) Pathology International. 17 (1): 37. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1827.1967.tb01201.x">doi:10.1111/j.1440-1827.1967.tb01201.x</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
- 1. Hosoda, Y. and Mikata, A. (1967), ANNULO-AORTIC ECTASIA. Pathology International, 17: 37–47. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1967.tb01201.x
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