Abstract
Natural History and Survival in Operated Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Patients
Highlights
This paper forms the second of a two part series on the natural history and survival of Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), in which this part focuses on patients following surgical operation [1]
Pertaining to Marfan, it is well documented that these patients are susceptible to the development of thoracic aortic disease but are at a significantly higher risk of reoperation following surgery that is not seen in patients suffering from aneurysms of the degenerative type [2]
Modern day thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery is a relatively new specialty, but has roots deeply embedded in history
Summary
Mohamad Bashir1*, Amer Harky, Matthew Fok, Ben Adams, Prity Gupta, Rakesh Uppal and Aung Oo2. This paper forms the second of a two part series on the natural history and survival of Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), in which this part focuses on patients following surgical operation [1]. Pertaining to Marfan, it is well documented that these patients are susceptible to the development of thoracic aortic disease but are at a significantly higher risk of reoperation following surgery that is not seen in patients suffering from aneurysms of the degenerative type [2]. This paper outlines a brief surgical history and key developments in TAA surgery setting the stage of how TAA surgery has developed with time. It describes the genetic diseases associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm and how aetiology is linked to mortality and morbidity. We focus on patients that have undergone elective surgical repair opposed to those in an emergent situation and those undergoing open repair
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