Anna M. Booher

TL;DR: In 2010, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with thoracic aortic disease, which identified high-risk clinical features to assist in the early detection of acute aortal dissection.

TL;DR: This IRAD classification system can provide clinicians with a more robust method of characterizing survival after aortic dissection over time than previous methods and will be useful for treating patients, counseling patients and families, and studying new diagnostic and treatment methods.

TL;DR: Analysis of the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection global registry database showed that use of β blockers was associated with improved outcome in all patients and in type A patients (overall as well as in those managed surgically).

TL;DR: This review focuses on the pathophysiology and various etiologies that lead to thoracic aortic aneurysm along with the diagnostic modalities and management of asymptomatic patients with thoraco-aortic disease.

TL;DR: The purpose of this article is to review the relevant variants of AAS presentation, as well as diagnostic and management issues, including adequate long-term medical therapy and follow-up imaging.