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2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease

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Key Words

ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guideline
thoracic aortic disease
thoracic aortic dissection
thoracic aortic aneurysm
intramural hematoma
genetic syndromes associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm
emergency department
acute thoracic aortic disease presentation and evaluation

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This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Board of Trustees and the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in January 2010. All other cosponsoring organizations approved in February 2010.

The American College of Cardiology Foundation requests that this document be cited as follows: Hiratzka LF, Bakris GL, Beckman JA, Bersin RM, Carr VF, Casey DE Jr, Eagle KA, Hermann LK, Isselbacher EM, Kazerooni EA, Kouchoukos NT, Lytle BW, Milewicz DM, Reich DL, Sen S, Shinn JA, Svensson LG, Williams DM. 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with thoracic aortic disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Radiology, American Stroke Association, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventional Radiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Society for Vascular Medicine (developed in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:e27–129.

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SVM Representative.

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SCAI Representative.

ACCF Board of Governors Representative.

American College of Physicians Representative.

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Recused from Section 9.2.2.3.1. Recommendations for Descending Thoracic Aorta and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms.

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American College of Emergency Physicians Representative.

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ACR Representative.

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STS Representative.

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ACCF/AHA Task Force Liaison.

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AATS Representative.

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SIR Representative.

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Former Task Force member during this writing effort.