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ReviewNature reviews. Disease primers2025

Thoracic aortic aneurysm.

Tim Berger, Julia Dumfarth, Maximilian Kreibich, Kenji Minatoya, Bulat A Ziganshin, Martin Czerny

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Review in Nature reviews. Disease primers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Tim BergerDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6263-9123
Julia DumfarthUniversity Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1263-6909
Maximilian KreibichDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3099-7254
Kenji MinatoyaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7828-9762
Bulat A ZiganshinAortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5190-4654
Martin CzernyDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. martin.czerny@uniklinik-freiburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4766-9775

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aortic medicine has undergone remarkable progress in recent decades with regard to our understanding and treatment of aortic disease. In the past decade, the scientific community has called for the aorta to be viewed as an independent organ, advocating for a holistic approach to understanding thoracic aortic disease, integrating its embryological development, wall composition, pathophysiological mechanisms, surveillance and treatment. Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a potentially fatal disease characterized by abnormal dilation of the thoracic aorta, whereby the structural integrity of the vessel wall is compromised. Although epidemiological studies of TAA are confounded by its asymptomatic nature and diagnostic challenges, available evidence suggests that TAA prevalence and treatment outcomes vary according to race, sex and socioeconomic factors. Pathophysiological mechanisms involve interactions between vascular smooth muscle cells and the extracellular matrix, influenced by genetic predisposition and embryological factors as well as arterial hypertension. Diagnosis relies on advanced imaging techniques, with CT angiography considered to be the gold standard diagnostic tool and with genetic screening recommended for heritable conditions. Preventive measures focus on managing cardiovascular risk factors, whereas treatment includes medical management, as well as endovascular and open surgical repair. TAA has a major effect on quality of life, particularly in younger, female and genetically predisposed patients, necessitating further research and tailored interventions.

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Aortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAorta, ThoracicFemaleHumansQuality of LifeRisk Factors

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