Descending threshold for ascending aortic aneurysmectomy: Is it time for a “left-shift” in guidelines?
Ziganshin BA, Zafar MA, Elefteriades JA. Descending threshold for ascending aortic aneurysmectomy: Is it time for a “left-shift” in guidelines? Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2018, 157: 37-42. PMID: 30557953, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.07.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic sizeSmaller aortic sizeThoracic aortic diseaseAortic aneurysmectomyAortic surgeryAortic dissectionAortic catastropheAortic diameterAortic diseaseAortic aneurysmCurrent guidelinesLeftward shiftNatural historyGenetic testingMore granular dataCenterline methodGenetic defectsAneurysmsFamily membersGuidelinesAneurysmectomyPatientsSurgeryAorta