Aortic-Size Paradox: Reducing the Threshold for Intervention Will Help to Save Some Lives But We Still Need Noah to Predict the Flood

Affiliations

¹ Wollongong Cardiothoracic Unit, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and, University of Waikato Medical Research Centre, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Electronic address: aelgamel@aol.com.

Editorial

Adam El Gamel. Heart Lung Circ. 2023 Mar.

. 2023 Mar;32(3):279-283.

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.02.001.

¹ Wollongong Cardiothoracic Unit, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and, University of Waikato Medical Research Centre, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Electronic address: aelgamel@aol.com.

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Keywords: Aortic diameter; Ascending aortic aneurysm; Multidisciplinary Aortic Team; Prophylactic aortic root surgery.

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