1.0Cardiovascular Journal of Africahttps://cvja.co.za/journalThe clinical outcomes and histological characteristics of patients undergoing surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms at a regional referral centre in South Africa - Cardiovascular Journal of Africarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OSFjlVE6GD"><a href="https://cvja.co.za/journal/cvja-2025-038/">The clinical outcomes and histological characteristics of patients undergoing surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms at a regional referral centre in South Africa</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cvja.co.za/journal/cvja-2025-038/embed/#?secret=OSFjlVE6GD" width="600" height="338" title="“The clinical outcomes and histological characteristics of patients undergoing surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms at a regional referral centre in South Africa” — Cardiovascular Journal of Africa" data-secret="OSFjlVE6GD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Determining the clinical outcomes after the surgical repair of TAA and correlation with the histological findings may improve our approach to the disease.