1/ Ever wonder: Why are abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) more common than thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs)? I have! Follow this thread to see how the answer to this question makes use of long-forgotten medical classes. And there’ll be an appearance by The Great Mimicker.
2/ First, let’s confirm that AAAs are more common than TAAs. Here’s the breakdown of discharges/year: AAA: 63% TAA: 26% Thoracoabdominal: 8% Unspecified: 3% circ.ahajournals.org/content/121/13…
@tony_breu Your students are lucky. Your teaching method is brilliant
@tony_breu Absolutely amazing thread! I recommend also this article that enlightens many aspects of pathophysiology ; circres.ahajournals.org/content/122/7/…
@tony_breu @BrowofJustice I’m starting as an RN in CTV surgery and I’ve wondered this exact thing! Thank you for this
@tony_breu A thread worth following if you are interested in aneurysms @BJSurgery
@tony_breu @derekrad Wonderful explanation. Never new abdominal aorta was mesodermal and thoracic aorta from neural crest!
@tony_breu I've enjoyed this immensely... my vascular surgeon hubby thinks it's hot when I use big fancy medical words...
@tony_breu First time here and I immediately know where knowledge is... Follow Button Touch
@tony_breu @BrowofJustice If you’ve ever read Ringworld or The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven, there’s a fascinating fictional theory about that just casually dropped in there.
@tony_breu @chacherzzz Very informative and each argumentative point is laid out very well! Great job as well in the inclusion of those articles/references and tables! I can’t believe that those still hold true even after so many years! Again, amazing thread and thank you @tony_breu ! 😊
@tony_breu Great thread on #aortic #aneurysms ! @AskAnatomist ... check this out
@tony_breu @Adam_Swersky This was awesome. Thank you @tony_breu
@tony_breu Thanks for you thread, that work is amazing
@tony_breu @krebs_claudia Thanks for these nice threads, hope to see more
@tony_breu @SIRRFS Excellent thread! Thank you.
@tony_breu I wish I had you as my teacher in med school. It all makes sense now. Thanks!
@tony_breu Nice lecture sir, I am currently doing a research on aortic aneurysms/dissection based on the consensus statement on surgical pathology of aorta by @SCVP1 and assoc of european CV pathology. :)
@tony_breu Awesome explanation! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻