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Sex-Based Aortic Dissection Outcomes From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Submitted by

Christopher Anderson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.100

Author(s)

Lauren V. Huckaby, MD, MS Ibrahim Sultan, MD Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD Bradley Leshnower, MD Edward P. Chen, MD Derek R. Brinster, MD Truls Myrmel, MD, PhD Anthony L. Estrera, MD Daniel G. Montgomery, BS Amit Korach, MD Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD Joseph S. Coselli, MD Takeyoshi Ota, MD, PhD Clayton A. Kaiser, MD Kim A. Eagle, MD Himanshu J. Patel, MD Thomas G. Gleason, MD

For women, worse outcomes have been reported with type A acute aortic dissection (TAAD). The authors sought to determine sex-specific operative approaches and outcomes for TAAD in the current era.