Background. Evidence regarding the behavior of thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is limited.
This study reviews our ongoing efforts to understand the factors influencing aortic growth …

Although many articles have described techniques for resection of thoracic aortic
aneurysms, limited information on the natural history of this disorder is available to aid in …

BACKGROUND: The natural history of thoracic aortic aneurysm is incompletely understood.
Over the last 10 years, at Yale University we have maintained a large computerized …

Objectives Elucidating critical aortic diameters at which natural complications (rupture,
dissection, and death) occur is of paramount importance to guide timely surgical …

Because improved understanding of the natural history of thoracic aneurysms would
enhance our ability to determine in which cases the risk of surgical treatment is justified, the …

Background. The decision whether or not to recommend resection of moderately large
descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms requires weighing the relatively high …

Relatively little is known of the natural history of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA). The limited
data available suggests that survival is at best equivalent to that observed for abdominal …

Background. Prior work has clarified the cumulative, lifetime risk of rupture or dissection
based on the size of thoracic aneurysms. Ability to estimate simply the yearly rate of rupture …

Background—Current practice guidelines recommend surgical repair of large thoracic aortic
aneurysms to prevent fatal aortic dissection or rupture, but limited natural history data exist to …

This paper addresses clinical controversies and uncertainties regarding thoracic aortic
aneurysm and its treatment. 1) Estimating true aortic size is confounded by obliquity …