Multidimensional analysis of descending aortic growth following Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.

CONCLUSIONS: Our model identifies areas of rapid aortic growth following repair of Type A dissection that would likely be missed using current surveillance techniques. The increased precision, resolution, and reproducibility provided by our technique may improve on limitations of current surveillance techniques, provide novel geometric data on aortic remodeling, and contribute to the pursuit of a comprehensive patient-specific approach to aortic risk-stratification.
PMID: 32504610 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - June 2, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ismaguilova A, Martufi G, Gregory AJ, Appoo JJ, Herget EJ, Kotha V, Di Martino ES Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research