Risk factors predictive of unfavorable distal aortic remodeling after surgical repair of type A thoracic aortic dissection.

CONCLUSIONS: Patient risk factors predict unfavorable long term morphologic outcomes in the remaining aorta after AAD surgical repair. These factors can be used as markers to identify patients who may benefit from closer surveillance and possibly earlier endovascular intervention to the distal thoracic aorta.
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Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - May 26, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Rhee R, Gupta A, Vechvitvarakul S, Hoque M, Ruggiero M, Shih M, Youdelman B, Drapkin J, Shin M, Jacob T Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research