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Current Options and Recommendations for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Pathologies Involving the Aortic Arch: An Expert Consensus Document of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and the European Society for Vascular Surgery

Friday, October 19, 2018

Submitted by

Wei-Guo Ma

Source

Source Name: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://academic.oup.com/ejcts/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ejcts/ezy313…

Author(s)

M Czerny, J Schmidli, S Adler, JC van den Berg, L Bertoglio, T Carrel, R Chiesa, RE Clough, B Eberle, C Etz, M Grabenwoger, S Haulon, H Jakob, FA Kari, CA Mestres, D Pacini, T Resch, B Rylski, F Schoenhoff, M Shrestha, H von Tengg-Kobligk, K Tsagakis, TR Wyss, and EACTS/ESVS scientific document group

The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and the European Society for Vascular Surgery released a joint expert consensus on the treatment of thoracic aortic pathologies involving the aortic arch, the first guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic arch disease. This expert consensus includes 11 parts and aims to help medical professionals in understanding the natural history of aortic arch pathologies and choosing the best, latest treatment options for specific subgroups of patients at the most appropriate time, with the best attainable quality.