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ABSOLUTE AORTIC SIZE BUT NOT INDEXED AORTIC SIZE PREDICTS LATE OUTCOMES FOR FEMALES UNDERGOING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF TYPE B DISSECTION

Authors :
Davide Pacini
Derek R. Brinster
Christina L. Fanola
Stuart Hutchison
Thomas G. Gleason
Eric M. Isselbacher
Christoph A. Nienaber
Neal M. Foley
Marek Ehrlich
Mark E. Peterson
Raffi Bekeredjian
Firas F. Mussa
Kim A. Eagle
Daniel G. Montgomery
Alan C. Braverman
Kevin M. Harris
Melissa M. Levack
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:2104
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2019.

Abstract

Indexed aortic diameters have shown improved stratification for prediction of adverse events among men and women with aortic disease; less is known about the prognostic value of these indices post-dissection. We evaluated whether indexed aortic diameters at time of Type B acute aortic dissection (

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
73
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
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