Age-dependent aortic elongation: a new predictor for type A aortic dissection?

Ibrahim Akin^{1

2}, Christoph A Nienaber³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
² DZHK, DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung), Mannheim, Germany.
³ Cardiology and Aortic Centre, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Trust, London, UK.

Editorial

Ibrahim Akin et al. Heart. 2018 Nov.

. 2018 Nov;104(21):1729-1730.

doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313270. Epub 2018 May 25.

Ibrahim Akin^{1

2}, Christoph A Nienaber³

¹ Cardiology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
² DZHK, DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung), Mannheim, Germany.
³ Cardiology and Aortic Centre, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Trust, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: aortic and arterial disease; aortic dissection or intramural hematoma; aortic surgery; cardiac computer tomographic (ct) imaging.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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