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IMAGING AND AORTIC SIZE PRIOR TO AORTIC DISSECTION

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To prevent type A aortic dissection (AD), patients with aortic diameters ≥ 5.5 cm are recommended to undergo elective aortic repair, yet AD may occur at smaller sizes. This study… Click to show full abstract

To prevent type A aortic dissection (AD), patients with aortic diameters ≥ 5.5 cm are recommended to undergo elective aortic repair, yet AD may occur at smaller sizes. This study aimed to identify results of aortic imaging prior to AD. In a retrospective cohort of 200 patients with AD at our

Keywords: aortic size; aortic dissection; imaging aortic; size prior; dissection; prior aortic

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2020

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