Aortic Surgery Outcomes of Marfan Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Patients at Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals

Despite improvements in prevention and management, aortic aneurysm repair remains a high-risk operation for patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). The goal of this study was to examine differences in characteristics and outcomes of patients with MFS or EDS undergoing aortic aneurysm repair at teaching versus nonteaching hospitals.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - October 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Courtenay M. Holscher, Hanaa Dakour Aridi, Satinderjit S. Locham, Caitlin W. Hicks, Joseph K. Canner, Mahmoud Malas, James H. Black Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: research