Response to Letter to the Editor—Analysis of racial disparities in acute type A aortic dissection repair at a rural tertiary academic medical center.

Autor: Degner, Benjamin C., Akhter, Shahab A., Allman, Robert D., Rogers, Austin L., Popowicz, Patrycja, Fang, Xiangming, Bell, Ronny A., Bates, Michael J.
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Zdroj: Journal of Cardiac Surgery; Jan2022, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p263-264, 2p
Abstrakt: Response to Letter to the Editor - Analysis of racial disparities in acute type A aortic dissection repair at a rural tertiary academic medical center Keywords: aorta and great vessels; cardiovascular pathology; cardiovascular research; clinical review EN aorta and great vessels cardiovascular pathology cardiovascular research clinical review 263 264 2 12/03/21 20220101 NES 220101 We thank Alali et al. for their interest and comments regarding our recently published study, "analysis of racial disparities in acute type A aortic dissection at a rural tertiary academic medical center."1 The unique demographic composition of our region with its large African American (AA) population enables a closer assessment of possible racial differences in cardiovascular disease such as acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD). Genetic conditions, such as Marfan syndrome, are certainly known to increase the risk of ATAAD, however, these genetic disorders are quite rare. [Extracted from the article]
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