Heart Lung Circ 2022 May 18. Epub 2022 May 18.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand; Waikato Institute of Surgical Education and Research (WISER), Hamilton, New Zealand; Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Objectives: Type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is hypothesised as a progression of aneurysmal dilation, but 60% of patients in the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (iRAD) registry had a maximum aortic diameter (MAD)<55 mm. We aim to demonstrate that size ratios and aortic wall stress, assessed using a simplified markers, are unique to aortic patients who have had adverse events (ATAAD) compared to those who have not (thoracic aortic aneurysm [TAA]).
Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis of patients who underwent aortic intervention at Waikato Hospital, New Zealand between 2015-2020, comparing dissection (ATAAD) to TAA patients. Read More