Surgery versus surveillance for ascending aortic aneurysms in elderly patientsCentral MessagePerspective

Background: Whether elderly patients with aortic root or ascending aortic aneurysm (ATAA) would benefit from the new surgical size threshold of 5.0 cm is unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the natural history of ATAA in elderly patients and to compare long-term outcomes of those who underwent ini...

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Published in:JTCVS Open
Main Authors: Veronica F. Chan, BSc, Ming Hao Guo, MD, MSc, Thais Coutinho, MD, Aryan Ahmadvand, BSc, Mahdi Zeghal, BSc, Adam Mussani, BSc, Talal Al-Atassi, MD, MPH, Roy Masters, MD, David Glineur, MD, PhD, Munir Boodhwani, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273624002493