In conducting the largest study to date supporting the current medical consensus that recommends surgery only for patients with a thoracic aneurysm that is 5.5 centimeters or larger, the authors found that the overall risk for patients below that standard is low. This conclusion adds vital information to a circumstance that is underexplored but drives clinical decision-making.
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Association of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Size with Long-Term Patient Outcomes
Submitted by: Cameron Lind
Source: JAMA Cardiology
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Author(s): Matthew D. Solomon, MD, PhD; Thomas Leong, MPH; Sue Hee Sung, MPH; Catherine Lee, PhD; J. Geoff Allen, MD; Joseph Huh, MD; Paul LaPunzina, MD; Hon Lee, MD; Duncan Mason, MD; Vicken Melikian, MD; Daniel Pellegrini, MD; David Scoville, MD, PhD; Ahmad Y. Sheikh, MD; Dorinna Mendoza, MD; Sahar Naderi, MD; Ann Sheridan, MD; Xinge Hu, MD, PhD; Wendy Cirimele, BSN, MPA; Anne Gisslow, RN, MSN; Sandy Leung, RN; Kristine Padilla, RN; Michael Bloom, MA; Josh Chung, MD; Adrienne Topic, MD; Paniz Vafaei, MD; Robert Chang, MD; D. Craig Miller, MD; David H. Liang, MD, PhD; Alan S. Go, MD
