Ascending Aortic Length and Its Association With Type A Aortic Dissection

Ascending Aortic Length and Its Association With Type A Aortic Dissection

Background The aim of this study was to determine the role of ascending aortic length and diameter in type A aortic dissection. Methods and Results Computed tomography scans from patients with acute type A dissections (n=51), patients with proximal thoracic aortic aneurysms (n=121), and controls wit...

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Main Authors: Daniella Eliathamby, Mariana Gutierrez, Aileen Liu, Maral Ouzounian, Thomas L. Forbes, Kong Teng Tan, Jennifer Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
aortic dissection
cardiovascular surgery
computed tomography
epidemiology
imaging
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.020140

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