Heart (British Cardiac Society)
Sex differences in ascending aortic diameter at the time of acute type A aortic dissection.
Catherine M Wagner, Prabhvir S Marway, Meganne N Ferrel, Carlos Alberto Campello Jorge, Shinichi Fukuhara, Robert B Hawkins, G Michael Deeb, Himanshu J Patel, Gorav Ailawadi, Bo Yang, Nicholas S Burris, Barbara C S Hamilton
Published: 202510.1136/heartjnl-2025-325984
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Guideline size criteria for prophylactic repair of ascending aortic aneurysm do not account for sex, although some evidence suggests women may experience acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) at smaller diameters. We examined sex differe…
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