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ArticleIndian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2019

Threshold for intervention upon ascending aortic aneurysms: an evolving target and implication of bicuspid aortic valve.

Shinichi Fukuhara, Michael Ibrahim, Daniel Dohle, Joseph E Bavaria

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Article in Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. The impact of ascending aorta dilatation on transcatheter aortic valve implantation outcomes.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shinichi FukuharaDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, MI USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7898-5159
Michael IbrahimDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 6 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.
Daniel DohleDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 6 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.
Joseph E BavariaDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 6 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the proliferation of non-invasive thoracic imaging modalities, the question of when to operate on asymptomatic ascending aortic aneurysms for non-syndromic patients is becoming increasingly relevant. Operation is extensive, often involves circulatory arrest, and subjects the patient to significant risk of mortality and morbidity. Surgery is performed to avert fatal aortic adverse events, which carry a markedly poor prognosis. The question of when the balance is tipped toward preemptive surgical repair is challenging and is centered around predicting the risk of an acute aortic syndrome. Size of the aneurysm has been the traditional guide for decision-making but how this is measured, what risks it truly predicts, the influence of the patient's size, valve morphology, genetic profile, and other risk factors for non-syndromic patients are poorly understood. We here review this issue in detail.

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Aortic dissectionAscending aortic aneurysmBicuspid aortic valve

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PMID33061073
PMCPMC7525390

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