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Sex Differences in the Histopathology of Acute Type A Aortic Dissections.

Nimrat GrewalOnur Baris DolmaciRobert Jm KlautzRobert E Poelmann
Published in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2024)
 All ATAAD patients had a significantly thinner tunica intima and significantly diseased tunica media compared to the control patients. Our results suggest that the severity of medial aortic pathology is not sex specific in ATAAD patients. Intimal differences between females and males could, however, be considered a potential risk factor for the development of an aortic dissection.
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