Background Inequalities in access to hospice care is a source of considerable concern;
white, middle-class, middle-aged patients with cancer have traditionally been over-represented …

Background Medical schools differ, particularly in their teaching, but it is unclear whether
such differences matter, although influential claims are often made. The Medical School …

Background What subjects UK medical schools teach, what ways they teach subjects, and
how much they teach those subjects is unclear. Whether teaching differences matter is a …

Objective Frailty is a multidimensional vulnerability due to age associated decline. The
impact of frailty on long term outcomes was assessed in a cohort of vascular surgical patients. …

Background Aortic diameter at time of dissection remains an indispensable risk-determining
characteristic for prophylactic repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Histograms of aortic size …

Objectives Guidelines for surgical correction of patients with ascending thoracic aortic
aneurysm (ATAA) with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) have oscillated over the years. In this study, …

Purpose of Review Over the past 2 decades, our understanding of the role of genetics in the
development and progression of aortic disease has grown considerably. This review serves …

Objective Currently, the long-term outcomes of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection (TBAD)
patients managed with optimal medical therapy (OMT) remain poor. Aortic expansion is a …

Purpose: According to the 2020 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
guidelines, the aortic valve should be replaced in the setting of severe aortic stenosis or …

Objective Surgeons shy away from using the Cabrol fistula (perigraft space to right atrium [RA]
shunt) due to unfamiliarity, concern for persistent left-to-right shunting, and fear of “painting…