Impact of body mass index on early and mid-term outcomes after surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection

Impact of body mass index on early and mid-term outcomes after surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection

Abstract Background Obesity is dramatically increasing worldwide, and more obese patients may develop aortic dissection and present for surgical repair. The study aims to analyse the impact of body mass index (BMI) on surgical outcomes in patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (ATAAD)...

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Main Authors: Yanxiang Liu, Bowen Zhang, Shenghua Liang, Yaojun Dun, Luchen Wang, Haoyu Gao, Jie Ren, Hongwei Guo, Xiaogang Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Body mass index
Acute Stanford type a aortic dissection
Frozen elephant trunk
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01558-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01558-z

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