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World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2022; 14(4): 231-238
Published online Apr 26, 2022. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v14.i4.231
Association of dissected ascending aorta diameter with preoperative adverse events in patients with acute type A aortic dissection
George Samanidis, Meletios Kanakis, Charalampos Georgiou, Konstantinos Perreas
George Samanidis, Charalampos Georgiou, Konstantinos Perreas, Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens 17674, Greece
Meletios Kanakis, Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens 17674, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally in carrying out the research and writing the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by our hospital’s institutional review board (No. 546/30-04-2015).
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that there are no any conflicts of interest to disclose.
Data sharing statement: Data are available upon request from the authors.
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Corresponding author: George Samanidis, MD, PhD, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 356 Syggrou Avenue, Athens 17674, Greece. gsamanidis@yahoo.gr
Received: December 5, 2021
Peer-review started: December 5, 2021
First decision: January 25, 2022
Revised: February 2, 2022
Accepted: April 3, 2022
Article in press: April 3, 2022
Published online: April 26, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Do patients with an ascending aorta diameter < 5.5 cm undergo more aggressive surgery for prevention of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD)? Most of the patients (72.0%) with ATAAD had an ascending aorta diameter < 5.5 cm. An international taskforce should adapt the new data extracted from the most recent scientific evidence in the surgical treatment of the ascending aortic aneurysm.