Michael Deeb

TL;DR: The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection experience confirms that patient selection plays an important role in determining surgical outcomes in patients with acute type A aortic dissection and knowledge of significant risk factors for operative mortality can contribute to better management and a more defined risk assessment in patients affected by acute type C aorta dissection.

TL;DR: Insight into current-day clinical profiles and surgical outcomes of ABAD is provided by identifying primary factors that influenced surgical outcome and estimating average surgical mortality for ABAD in the current era.

TL;DR: The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection risk models predict in-hospital mortality using a multivariable risk prediction tool, useful for surgeons and patients as they consider their surgical risk and the pros and cons of embarking on high-risk surgery.

TL;DR: Surgical management was still associated with significantly lower in-hospital mortality rates compared with medical management until the age of 80 years, and surgery may decrease the in- hospital mortality rate for octogenarians with type A aortic dissection.

TL;DR: [11C]hydroxyephedrine, in combination with dynamic PET imaging, allows the noninvasive delineation of myocardial adrenergic nerve terminals by positron emission tomography, which will provide insights into the effects of various disease processes on the neuronal integrity of the heart.