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Aortic Arch Variant With a Common Origin of the Innominate and Left Carotid Artery as a Determinant of Thoracic Aortic Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Friday, March 6, 2020
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Source Name: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezz277
This review article looks into the role of ´bovine´ aortic arch configuration as a risk factor for aortic disease. An arch configuration with common origin of the innominate and left carotid artery was associated with a higher risk of thoracic aortic dissection when looking at the results of 485 studies, including 11,381 patients. The authors concluded that ´bovine´ aortic arch configuration should be recognized as a risk factor for aortic disease.