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Aortic Reoperation and Late Survival Following Repair of Acute Type A Dissection.

Key takeaways

This study followed 668 people who had heart surgery for a torn aorta. It looked at how blood pressure control affected their long-term survival. The study found that good blood pressure control was linked to better outcomes. This is an observational study, so it shows a link, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Kachroo P · Rahimi M · Brescia AA · Kouchoukos NT · Kaneko T · Braverman AC · Moon MR · Washington University Collaborative for Aortic Research (WashU-CAR)

Source

Article · PubMed, Blood pressure targets on losartan/ARB · 2026 Sep 29
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42810709/