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ReviewFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2020

Recent Advances in Biomechanical Characterization of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms.

Hannah L Cebull, Vitaliy L Rayz, Craig J Goergen

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Review in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  16. Enigma of aortic aneurysms continues to be enigmatic!Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2022
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  18. Bio-chemo-mechanics of the thoracic aorta.Vascular biology (Bristol, England) · 2021
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  20. Sovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hannah L CebullWeldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.
Vitaliy L RayzWeldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.
Craig J GoergenWeldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a focal enlargement of the thoracic aorta, but the etiology of this disease is not fully understood. Previous work suggests that various genetic syndromes, congenital defects such as bicuspid aortic valve, hypertension, and age are associated with TAA formation. Though occurrence of TAAs is rare, they can be life-threatening when dissection or rupture occurs. Prevention of these adverse events often requires surgical intervention through full aortic root replacement or implantation of endovascular stent grafts. Currently, aneurysm diameters and expansion rates are used to determine if intervention is warranted. Unfortunately, this approach oversimplifies the complex aortopathy. Improving treatment of TAAs will likely require an increased understanding of the biological and biomechanical factors contributing to the disease. Past studies have substantially contributed to our knowledge of TAAs using various

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PMID32478096
PMCPMC7235347

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