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Review
. 2013 Aug 1;1(3):182-9.
doi: 10.12945/j.aorta.2013.13-043. eCollection 2013 Aug.

A Perspective on Natural History and Survival in Nonoperated Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Patients

Mohamad Bashir  1 , Matthew Fok  1 , Ibrahim Hammoud  1 , Lara Rimmer  1 , Matthew Shaw  2 , Mark Field  1 , Debbie Harrington  1 , Manoj Kuduvalli  1 , Aung Oo  1
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Review

A Perspective on Natural History and Survival in Nonoperated Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Patients

Mohamad Bashir et al. Aorta (Stamford). .

Abstract

There are many questions that remain unanswered in the understanding of the natural history of thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). This review will critically appraise the current published evidence on the natural history of TAA in nonoperated patients and their present rates of survival.

Keywords: Aorta; Aortic aneurysm; Natural history.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Kaplan-Meier cumulative survival displaying the dismal prognosis of unoperated patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), thoraco-abdominal aneurysms (T-AAA), and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). From Perko et al. [4].
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Kaplan-Meier cumulative survival for 5-year survival in TAAs of varying size between 4 and 6 cm. From Coady et al. [6].
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Cumulative incidence of rupture and/or dissection displayed as a function of initial aortic size. From Davies et al. [7].
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Kaplan-Meier cumulative survival displaying 5-year survival for patient suffering from ascending and descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. From Coady et al. [6].
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
The percentage risk of complications for (A) ascending and (B) descending aortic aneurysms according to aneurysm size. From Coady et al. [6].
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Kaplan-Meier cumulative survival demonstrating 5-year survival in TAA patients with or without a dissection present [6].
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Cumulative risk of rupture, dissection, or death graphically represented as a function of initial aortic size. From Elefteriades et al. [15].
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Kaplan-Meier survival demonstrating survival free of death, rupture, dissection, or operative repair in TAA patients who were prescribed a statin and those who were not. From Jovin et al. [32].
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