Should all patients with aortic aneurysm and bicuspid aortic valve also undergo hemiarch?Central Message

• Isao Anzai, BA,
• Jacob Kriegel, MD,
• Ilya Kim, BA,
• Christian Pearsall, BA,
• Matthew Lewis, MD,
• Marlon Rosenbaum, MD,
• Giovanni Ferrari, PhD,
• Isaac George, MD,
• Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Isao Anzai, BA

Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Jacob Kriegel, MD

Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Ilya Kim, BA

Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Christian Pearsall, BA

Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Matthew Lewis, MD

Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Marlon Rosenbaum, MD

Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Giovanni Ferrari, PhD

Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Isaac George, MD

Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY; Address for reprints: Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032.