Another Meiosis in the Specialty of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Birth of the Purebred "Thoracic Aortic Surgeon"?

作者：Miller D Craig^*

来源：Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2014, 63(17): 1804-1806.

DOI：10.1016/j.jacc.2013.12.007

• aortic dissection
• aortic surgery
• outcomes

The carefully analyzed data and well-written paper by Andersen et al. (1) in this issue of the Journal carry an important message for clinicians as well as health-policy planners and payers with respect to acute type A aortic dissection. All facets of cardiovascular medicine and surgery over the last 20 to 30 years have witnessed an seemingly inexorable trend towards subspecialization and further sub-subspecialization. Although a few U.S. institutions have developed special expertise and a large experience in caring for patients with disorders of the thoracic aorta that has translated into superior surgical outcomes, acute type A aortic dissection

• 出版日期2014-5-6