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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Growth: Role of Sex and Aneurysm Etiology

BACKGROUND: Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) outcomes are worse in women than men, although reasons for sex differences are unknown. Because faster TAA growth is a risk factor for acute aortic syndromes, we sought to determine the role of sex and aneurysm etiology on TAA growth. METHODS AND RESULTS: E...

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Autores principales: Cheung, Katie, Boodhwani, Munir, Chan, Kwan‐Leung, Beauchesne, Luc, Dick, Alexander, Coutinho, Thais
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28159818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.003792