title: Is thoracic aortic disease a growing problem in Japan?
abstract: An article by Okita was recently published in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. The paper thoroughly reviewed the surgical treatments for thoracic aortic disease in Japan. Valve-sparing aortic root operation, cerebral protection during aortic arch aneurysmectomy, and spinal cord protection during thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair are discussed in the present editorial.
authors.affiliation: Tohoku Pharmaceutical University Hospital, 1-12-1 Fukumuro, Miyaginoku, Sendai, 983-8572, Japan, ktaba@hosp.tohoku-pharm.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tabayashi
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
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