ascending aortic aneurysm; aortic root dilation
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Management
- surgical repair at a diameter of > 5.5 cm*
* repair may be indicated at 4.5-5.0 cm in Marfan syndrome & Ehlers-Danlos syndrome[2]
* endovascular repair not recommended unless patient is a prohibitive surgical risk
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schwenk TL Natural History of Small Ascending Aortic Aneurysms. NEJM Journal Watch. Sept 11, 2018 Massachusetts Medical Society (subscription needed) http://www.jwatch.org https://www.jwatch.org/na47426/2018/09/11/natural-history-small-ascending-aortic-aneurysms
Guo MH et al. Association of mortality and acute aortic events with ascending aortic aneurysm: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open 2018 Aug 24; 1:e181281. Not indexed in PubMed - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018