The Year in Aortic Surgery: Selected Highlights From 2023

Abstract

This article reviews the recent and relevant literature to the field of aortic surgery. Specific areas highlighted include outcomes of Stanford type A dissection, management of acute aortic syndromes, management of aortic aneurysms, and traumatic aortic injury. Although the focus was on articles from 2023, literature from prior years also was included, given that this article is the first of a series. Notably, the pertinent sections from the 2022 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management Aortic Disease are discussed.

Keywords: Penn classification; acute aortic syndrome; aorta; aortic aneurysm; aortic dissection; aortic surgery; aortic trauma; type A dissection.