Growth rate of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in a non-referral-based population

Growth rate of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in a non-referral-based population

Abstract Background Prior studies on ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) growth rates have reported approximately 1 mm of growth per year but these studies are based on referral-based study populations which are biased towards the highest risk patients who may not represent the true natural hi...

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Main Authors: Gabe Weininger, Makoto Mori, Sameh Yousef, David J. Hur, Roland Assi, Arnar Geirsson, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Ascending aortic aneurysm
Growth rate
Referrel based population
Computed tomography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01761-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01761-6

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