Asymptomatic Ascending Aorta Aneurysm With Severe Aortic Regurgitation Caused by Multiple Intimal-Medial Tears Unassociated With Aortic Dissection

Non‐dissecting large thoracic aortic aneurysm leading to chronic aortic insufficiency presenting as acute heart failure

“…9 Review of 13 previously published case reports (Table 1) of large, non-dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysms of at least 6 cm diameter revealed size range of 6.6 cm to 13 cm as the largest reported in the literature. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Our review demonstrated the increased incidence in males, who constitute 11 of 13 cases reported. Average age of diagnosis was 64 years old, and average size of TAA was 9.1 cm.…”