The most common location for a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to rupture is into the ???

Idiopathic dilation (below the threshold for definition of an aneurysm) have often been referred to as ???

patients with a _________syndrome are intervened at a substantially lower threshold of ___-___mm because of the high prevalence of spontaneous aortic dissection and rupture in this population.

Atheromas of the aorta are characterized by ???

true/ false: pericardiocentesis to reduce the intrapericardial pressure may be counterproductive and simply result in more aggressive bleeding into the pericardial space and patient demise.

Aneurysms arising from the right Valsalva sinus typically protrude into the right atrium where they may be visualized as a _______ structure.

patients with _______ syndrome are at risk of aneurysm formation, dissection, and rupture at any point along the course of the aorta

a rapid change in the degree of dilation, usually defined as more than ___mm/yr is often used as an indication for surgery.

____________ is a medical imaging methodology using a specially designed catheter with a miniaturized ultrasound probe attached to the distal end of the catheter.

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms most often arise from the right sinus. ____ ____.

Aortic aneurysms are typically characterized by their ________.

______ ______ is an inflammatory disease of the aorta and its proximal branches