Impact of connective tissue disease on the surgical outcomes of aortic dissection in patients with cystic medial necrosis

Impact of connective tissue disease on the surgical outcomes of aortic dissection in patients with cystic medial necrosis

Abstract Background A retrospective analysis was performed to determine the impact of genetically diagnosed connective tissue disease (CTD) on the early and late outcomes of surgical treatment for aortic dissection in patients having aortic pathology associated with cystic medial necrosis (CMN). Met...

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Main Authors: Toshiki Fujiyoshi, Kenji Minatoya, Yoshihiko Ikeda, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Takayuki Morisaki, Hiroko Morisaki, Hitoshi Ogino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Aortic dissection
Surgery
Genetically diagnosed connective tissue disease
Cystic medial necrosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0663-8

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