Multidisciplinary care for women with aortic disease: the way to improve disparities

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Editorial

Rana O Afifi. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Nov 27;12(6):588-590.

doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-adw-0084. Epub 2023 Sep 4.

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

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Keywords: Women; aortic disease; cardiovascular disease (CVD); disparities.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: ROA is a consultant for Medtronic and EndoRon Ltd. The author has no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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