In 19th century Europe, the infection syphilis was widespread. Syphilitic aortitis, resulting in aortic root dilation and severe aortic valve regurgitation, was quite common. With no good therapy ...

Results Structural CV abnormalities were identified in 33 athletes (12%), including arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies in 3, aortic root dilation in 3, valvular diseases in 7 (mitral valve prolapse in 4, ...

If aortic root disease is the cause of the aortic regurgitation ... to the increased early diastolic filling into a compliant, dilated LV.

Mild poststenotic dilatation and increased left atrium/aortic root transverse ratio is noted. Blood flow velocity in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) of the same patient (Figure 3 ...

23 athletes (0.5%, 1 in 209) were identified with a potentially lethal cardiac condition including 9 Wolff-Parkinson-White, 4 coronary artery anomaly, 3 dilated aortic root/aneurysm, 3 long QT ...