About this episode
Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the management of acute type B aortic dissection with Dr. Firas Mussa.
In this episode of Critical Matters, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the management of acute type B aortic dissection. He is joined by Dr. Firas Mussa, a vascular surgeon and professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Mussa also holds a joint appointment with Imperial College in London. Additional resources: Management of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection. FF Mussa and P Kougias. N Engl J of Med 2025: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40902163/ 2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. EM Isselbacher, et al. Circulation 2022: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36322642/ Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections. JV Lombardi, et al. J Vasc Surg 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32001058/ Endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection: long-term results of the randomized investigation of stent grafts in aortic dissection trial. INSTEAD-XL Trial. CA Nienaber, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Inter 2013: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23922146/…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Sergio Zanotti
Guest: Dr. Firas Mussa
Topics covered
- aortic dissection
- vascular surgery
- medical management
- acute care
- cardiology
- surgical guidelines
Keywords
- acute type B aortic dissection
- vascular surgery
- management
- guidelines
- endovascular repair
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Imperial College, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, Society for Vascular Surgery, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Books & works: A Dangerous Liaison: A Revelatory New Biography of Simon de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Satre, A Time For All Things: The Life of Michael E. DeBakey
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