Age-associated changes in aortic geometry in patients with type B aortic dissection

Abstract

The research article titled ‘Altered aortic arch geometry in patients with type B aortic dissection’ recently published by Cao et al. [1] attracted our attention. They have shown that the risk prediction of type B aortic dissection (TBAD) can be significantly improved by including novel anatomical biomarkers beyond the assessment of standard aortic diameters. Since we have been following this same reasoning for years, we wanted to enrich this discussion, focusing on the role of ageing in the risk prediction models.